Newton in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rutherford's March Tribute

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

1. Rutherford's March Tribute Marker

Inscription. A tribute to Mathias Barringer, Lipsicom Adam, - Grundt, - Haas, - Wilson, and another, who were massacred on John's River in Gen. Rutherford's "forced march" against the Cherokees in 1776, and to Philip Fry who alone escaped, and to Conrad Tippong, one of Lafayette's men, by a grateful posterity.

July 2, 1897.

Erected 1897 by grateful posterity.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1897.

Location. 35° 39.771′ N, 81° 13.304′ W. Memorial is in Newton, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is at the intersection of North College Avenue and East A Street, on the left when traveling north on North College Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Newton NC 28658, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 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 walking distance of this marker: Old Court House Well (a few steps from this marker); Catawba County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Catawba County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); M.L. McCorkle (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Raid Through Western North Carolina (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hoke Smith (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wilson Warlick (approx. half a mile away); Central High School

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(approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.

Also see . . . Rutherford's Campaign. (Submitted on September 25, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

2. Rutherford's March Tribute Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

3. Rutherford's March Tribute Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

4. Rutherford's March Tribute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 24, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.