Editing Marshall, North Carolina (section)

==History==
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Marshall, as the seat of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] administration for Madison County, was the scene of conflict with the largely pro-[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] rural population. On May 13, 1861, the election day for delegates to the state convention on secession from the Union, a man shot and killed the pro-secession county sheriff after a dispute in which the sheriff had shot the man's son.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trotter |first1=William R. |title=Bushwhackers: The Civil War in North Carolina (The Mountains) |date=1988 |publisher=John F. Blair |location=Winston-Salem, NC |isbn=0-89587-087-8 |pages=9–12}}</ref>

Later, Confederate authorities restricted the distribution of salt, which was needed to preserve meat in the winter. In January 1863, a group of men raided the salt warehouse in Marshall, then proceeded to ransack the home of Colonel Lawrence Allen of the 64th North Carolina Regiment (the columned house below the courthouse dome in the Main Street photo).

In retaliation, the 64th North Carolina Regiment summarily executed 13 men and boys in the [[Shelton Laurel massacre]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trotter |first1=William R. |title=Bushwhackers: The Civil War in North Carolina (The Mountains) |date=1988 |publisher=John F. Blair |location=Winston-Salem, NC |isbn=0-89587-087-8 |pages=221–232}}</ref>

From the 1950s to the 1980s, Marshall was the seat of the [[Ponder machine]], which controlled all the patronage jobs in Madison County.

The [[Bank of French Broad]], [[Capitola Manufacturing Company Cotton Yarn Mill]], [[Madison County Courthouse (North Carolina)|Madison County Courthouse]], [[Marshall High School (Marshall, North Carolina)|Marshall High School]], [[Marshall Main Street Historic District]], [[James H. White House]], and [[Jeff White House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120907.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=September 7, 2012|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

[[File:Weather 2024-09-28-10-04 License and Theft in Mountains for Security -068-.jpg|thumb|View towards the Courthouse after the [[Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina|Hurricane Helene]] flooding in 2024]]
The town was impacted by [[Hurricane Helene]] in 2024.<ref name=NPR>{{cite news |last1=Rott |first1=Nathan |last2=Baker |first2=Liz |title=Shovel by shovel, N.C. towns dig out from Helene mud and debris |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2024/10/02/g-s1-25941/north-carolina-marshall-hot-springs-helene-cleanup |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=NPR |date=3 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Oehrli |first1=Ryan |title=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article293328019.html |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article293328019.html |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=Charlotte Observer |date=2 October 2024}}</ref> The hurricane destroyed several buildings in Marshall, and damaged the town hall.<ref name=NPR/><ref name="v759">{{cite web | last=Bergin | first=Mark | last2=Miller | first2=Eric | last3=Simmons | first3=Brad | title=Marshall overwhelmed by mud: Residents struggle to dig out after Helene flooding | website=WRAL | date=2024-10-03 | url=https://www.wral.com/story/marshall-overwhelmed-by-mud-residents-struggle-to-dig-out-after-helene-flooding/21656184/ | access-date=2024-10-04}}</ref>