Frontier Fort Marker

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Old Fort in McDowell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Frontier Fort

By Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 10, 2010

1. Frontier Fort Marker

Inscription. Early outpost against Indians. Used by Gen. Rutherford in expedition against Cherokee, Sept.,1776. Stood nearby and gave name to this town.

Erected 1956. (Marker Number N 31.)

Location. 35° 37.742′ N, 82° 10.879′ W. Marker is in Old Fort, North Carolina, in McDowell County. Marker is at the intersection of Catawba Avenue and North Railroad Street on Catawba Avenue. Click for map. Marker is located just south of West Main Street (US Highway 70). Marker is in this post office area: Old Fort NC 28762, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Old Indian Fort (here, next to this marker); Swannanoa Tunnel (approx. 5.1 miles away); Swannanoa Gap Engagement (approx. 5.1 miles away); Swannanoa Gap (approx. 5.2 miles away); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 5.5 miles away); Mount Mitchell Railroad (approx. 6.7 miles away); André Michaux (approx. 7.9 miles away); Black Mountain College (approx. 8.7 miles away).

By Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 10, 2010

2. Frontier Fort Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 15, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 188 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.