The action by the Board of Regents did not change the universityâs mission. Chancellor Sorensen told the regents that the designation essentially is an acknowledgement that UW-Stout already is a polytechnic university in most respects.
Sponsored Topics. Weaverville is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 in 2007. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Weaverville is located at 35Â°41â²45â³N 82Â°33â²30â³W / 35.69583Â°N 82.55833Â°W / 35.69583; -82.55833 (35.695809, -82.558444).
Many people in the area were employed by or owned cotton farms, cotton gins, sugar cane farms, grist mills, and tanneries. Sheffield's ferry connected Spurger with Kirbyville, Jasper, and other areas to the east, and was the last in Tyler County to cease operations when it was replaced in 1959 by a bridge.