Cherokee in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Echota Mission
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 18, 2008
1. Echota Mission Marker
Erected 1977 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-45.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 35° 28.023′ N, 83° 16.457′ W. Marker is in Cherokee, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Wolfetown Road (U.S. 19) and Keener Cabin Road, on the right when traveling west on Wolfetown Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whittier NC 28789, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Keener Craft Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Deer Clan (approx. 2.6 miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. 2.6 miles away); Blue Clan (approx. 2.6 miles away); Paint Clan (approx. 2.6 miles away); Museum of the Cherokee Indian (approx. 2.6 miles away); Wild Potato Clan (approx. 2.6 miles away); Sequoyah (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cherokee.
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 18, 2008
2. Echota Mission Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
3. Echota Mission Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 18, 2008
4. Echota Mission
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 18, 2008
5. Echota Mission
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,581 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on October 20, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
