NC Gazetteer

Banner Elk

Also known as: Shawneehaw
A town in Avery County
… town in NE Avery County on Elk River at the mouth of Shawneehaw Creek. Alt. 3,710. Inc. 1891 as Shawneehaw; reincorporated 1911 as Banner Elk. First settlers said to have arrived at the site about 1825. Named for the Banner family, early settlers on the Elk River. Lees-McRae College is there.