Sylva in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gertrude Dills McKee
1885 - 1948
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
1. Gertrude Dills McKee Marker
Erected 1991 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-51.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 35° 22.407′ N, 83° 13.481′ W. Marker is in Sylva, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 23) and Landis Street on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sylva NC 28779, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Sylva Train Depot (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Delos Dexter Hooper House (about 600 feet away); Jackson County Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away); To our Valiant Fathers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson County War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sylva Collegiate Institute (approx. Ό mile away); Dan K. Moore (approx. 0.3 miles away); Incarcerated Laborers (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sylva.
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
2. Gertrude Dills McKee Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,066 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
