Bryson City in Swain County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Horace Kephart
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
1. Horace Kephart Marker
Erected 1951 by Archives Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number Q-41.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Environment. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 25.561′ N, 83° 26.876′ W. Marker is in Bryson City, North Carolina, in Swain County. It is on Spring Street (U.S. 19). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bryson City NC 28713, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains and specifically in the Great Smoky 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ellen Black Winston (within shouting distance of this marker); Deep Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tsali (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Dead of Swain County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yonaguska (approx. 2.4 miles away); Kituwah (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cherokee Indian Reservation / (Leaving) Cherokee Reservation (approx. 5.1 miles away); William H. Thomas (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bryson City.
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
2. Horace Kephart Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
3. Bryson City Cemetery
Cemetery where his grave is.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
4. Bryson City Cemetery
Marker is located on street below. "To the left"
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,501 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Picture of the boulder marker at Kephart's gravesite. • Can you help?
