Montreat, North Carolina

Montreat is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census.[1] It is part of the Asheville city area. The town is best known for Montreat Conference Center, Montreat College, and for having been the home of the evangelist Billy Graham and his wife Ruth Bell Graham.[2]

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Montreat town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  2. "Billy Graham, renowned Montreat evangelist, dies at 99". Citizen Times.
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