Tryon in Polk County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Tryon Mountain
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 7, 2008
1. Tryon Mountain Marker
Erected 1989 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-77.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 35° 13.93′ N, 82° 13.831′ W. Marker is in Tryon, North Carolina, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of Skyuka Road and Lynn Street (State Highway 108) on Skyuka Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tryon NC 28782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stoneman's Raid (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sidney Lanier (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Sidney Lanier (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harmon Field (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tryon Peak (approx. 1.4 miles away); Tryon Toy House (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Tryon Horse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Polk County World War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tryon.
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 7, 2008
2. Tryon Mountain Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 7, 2008
3. Looking up the road from the marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard
4. William Tryon
William Tryon 1729-88, English colonial governor in North America. After a distinguished army career he was appointed (1764) lieutenant governor of North Carolina and succeeded (1765) Arthur Dobbs as governor.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 7, 2008
5. Across the road from marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,016 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 7, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 8, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
