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Near Bellview in Cherokee County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

North Carolina / Georgia

North Carolina Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Lee Hattabaugh, December 6, 2009

1. North Carolina Marker

Inscription. North Carolina Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776.
Georgia The colony of Georgia was chartered in 1732, named for King George II of England, and settled in 1733. It was one of the 13 original states.

Erected 1985 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q 29.)

Location. 34° 59.25′ N, 84° 4.406′ W. Marker is near Bellview, North Carolina, in Cherokee County. Marker is on U.S. 19 3.8 miles south of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. just North of the Georgia/North Carolina state line. Marker is in this post office area: Murphy NC 28906, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Davenport Mountain (approx. 3.9 miles away in Georgia); Georgia / North Carolina (approx. 5.9 miles away); Fort Butler (approx. 7 miles away); Union County (approx. 10.1 miles away in Georgia); Track Rock Gap (approx. 13.3 miles away in Georgia).

Georgia Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Lee Hattabaugh, December 6, 2009

2. Georgia Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 10, 2009, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 671 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2009, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.