Pack Square and Vance Monument, Asheville, NC, 1905
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1905 (Early)
About this postcard
A crowd gathers around the fountain on Pack Square, with the tall stone obelisk of the Vance Monument rising behind it. Brick commercial blocks, a streetcar, and horse-drawn wagons line the surrounding streets. The monument honors Zebulon Baird Vance, North Carolina's Civil War governor and longtime U.S. senator. The 75-foot granite obelisk, designed by Richard Sharp Smith, was dedicated in 1898 and stood on the square until its removal in 2021. Pack Square, laid out at the crossing of the town's main streets, was Asheville's civic and commercial center in the early 1900s.
Postcard Details
Amesbury Highlands, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , NC |
|---|---|
| Publisher | H.C. Leighton Co. |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte S. Bassett, Amesbury Highlands, MA |
| Place depicted | Asheville, NC |
| Publisher | H.C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME |
| Place sent from | Highlands |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Undivided-back era card with a handwritten message written vertically along the right edge of the picture; heavy dark ink spotting/staining across the sky area. Postmark: Asheville, N.C., NOV 30 1905, 2:30 PM, partly smudged. Undivided back ('This side is for the address'); H.C. Leighton Co. No. 1816, made in Germany. Green 1¢ Franklin stamp; light edge wear, postmark ink smudged. |
Cite this card
Pack Square and Vance Monument, Asheville, NC, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pack-square-and-vance-monument-asheville-nc-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.