MARSHALL

The town of Marshall is situated in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina along the French Broad River approxiamately 22 miles northwest of Asheville on Highway 25/70 between Weaverville and Hot Springs.

The town is the seat of the county government and is home for the county courthouse, the Depot, numerous businesses, shops and churches, as well as being rich in history, scenery, activities and culture. Marshall is only 10 miles from the college community of Mars Hill and I-26, certainly making it convenient to many travelers.

The Courthouse constructed in 1906, is a two story Neo-Classical Revival brick structure in the town of Marshall. It cost $30,000.00 to build. The cupola, a four stage polygonal structure, is one of the most impressive courthouse cupolas in North Carolina. The domical roof, bearing clocks on its alternate faces, is capped by a lantern which serves as a pedestal for a statue of Blind Justice. This courthouse was built buy the famed architect, Richard Sharp Smith.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER:

*The French Broad River got its name because the river flowed north toward French owned land and because the river is so broad (wide).

*The main stem of the French Broad River is in Rosman, North Carolina.

*The French Broad River is one of two rivers that flows North in the United States.

*The French Broad River flows 210 miles through Asheville, North Carolina, then north of Tennessee and into the Mississippi River and then into the gulf of Mexico.

*The French Broad River is a free flowing river that includes plenty of small mouth bass and catfish which makes for a great day of fishing.

*The French Broad River is one of the oldest rivers with the Nile and New River predating the French Broad.