Asheville
Urban Trail

Location #24 - Time Remembered

Time Remembered
 
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This grass-surrounded marker reveals that there’s a time capsule buried underneath with the proviso that even if the contents are fascinating, you’ll have to wait until 2047 to know for sure.  Placed during Asheville's bicentennial in 1997-98, the capsule allegedly contains, among other things, writings of Charles A. Webb, publisher of "The Times" and "The Citizen."

Urban Trail Locations

Ellington's Dream

This granite etching renders Douglas Ellington’s original working concept of two art deco buildings of government.

Past and Promise

A girl in bronze drinks at a fountain.

Monument Corner

Carving tools and a work in progress represent W.O. Wolfe’s tombstone shop.

Brick Artisan

A plaque honors James Vester Miller, a son of slaves and master brick mason and artisan for the Municipal Building.

The Block

Artist Winston Wingo's bronze relief celebrates the spirit of Asheville's African-American community.

Hotel District

A bronze eagle overlooks a storied hotel district of old Asheville

Iron Plaque that says Walk into History

This "jump off" station recognizes, via plaque, the original unfolding of Pack Square where the first log courthouse of…

Building Facade of Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Ave.

A building façade adorned in mid-century patterning with abstracted, geometric representations of pint glasses.