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Adam Clayton Banner (Born August 22nd, 1984) is a an American heir, entrepreneur, and socialite, most noted as an early developer of social media and is a member of the prominent United States Banner family, which has amassed their prosperity through various business enterprises. Sole heir to the Estate and only child of entrepreneur, & artist CL Banner (1956 - 2005) and Vickie Gail Solesby (Born 1954) inherited the family's agriculture and horticulture business, Banner Farms, located in the historic town of Banner Elk, NC in 2005. Banner Elk, NC is named after family member Martin Luther Banner in 1911 and is home to the Banner House Museum which occupies the former home of Samuel H. Banner, Martin Banner’s nephew. The two-story white frame house was constructed using mortise-and-tenon joints; built circa 1865, it is one of the oldest surviving homes in the community and was in the Banner family until 1977. The Greater Banner Elk Heritage Foundation purchased the home in 2005, and the museum opened two years later to tell the story of the community development and to recreate an average family environment during the late 1800s. Several pieces on display, such as a lavender woven coverlet done by Jane Banner in 1870, are actual Banner family possessions. But the majority of items were donated by area residents. Memorabilia in the first-floor exhibit room focuses on the origins of Lees-McRae College and the community’s development as a “high country” tourist destination. In 2012, a personal collection of Civil War artifacts will become another featured exhibit – an appropriate addition, as the house is one of the stops on the North Carolina Civil War Trail.Banner Farms is one of North Carolina's largest Christmas tree producers. Also founded the Center for Urban Agriculture, Asheville (Urban Agriculture Asheville) in 2007, a nonprofit. Additionally owns Banner Corporation, Banner Greenhouses, Banner Media an east coast media firm, and Biltmore Coach a luxury transportation company, all of which are based out of Asheville, NC, where he currently resides.