Bryson City in Swain County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Yonaguska
ca. 1760-1839
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
1. Yonaguska Marker
Chief of Oconaluftee Cherokee. He advocated temperance and opposed removal of his people from their homeland. Lived in this vicinity.
Erected 1996 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 26.191′ N, 83° 24.481′ W. Marker is in Bryson City, North Carolina, in Swain County. It is on Governors Island Road (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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kituwah (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Dead of Swain County (approx. 2.2 miles away); Tsali (approx. 2.2 miles away); Deep Creek (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ellen Black Winston (approx. 2.3 miles away); Horace Kephart (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cherokee Indian Reservation / (Leaving) Cherokee Reservation (approx. 2.8 miles away); William H. Thomas (approx. 3.4 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. Yonaguska Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
3. Yonaguska
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,861 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
