Sylva in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dan K. Moore
1906-1986
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 30, 2018
1. Dan K. Moore Marker
Erected 2016 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-59.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.
Location. 35° 22.45′ N, 83° 13.799′ W. Marker is in Sylva, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is on West Main Street (Business U.S. 23) just west of Dillsboro Road, on the right when traveling east. Located in Mark Watson Park. 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: Jackson County War Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); To our Valiant Fathers (about 700 feet away); Jackson County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Delos Dexter Hooper House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gertrude Dills McKee (approx. 0.3 miles away); Original Sylva Train Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sylva Collegiate Institute
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Additional keywords. Daniel K. Moore, Daniel Killian Moore, Dan Moore, Daniel Moore
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 30, 2018
2. Dan K. Moore Marker looking west on W. Main Street
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
