Cherokee Defeat

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 1990

1. Cherokee Defeat Marker

Inscription. In 1776 a force lead by General Griffith Rutherford defeated the Cherokee at Wayah Gap, ten miles southwest.

Erected 1986 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 35° 12.732′ N, 83° 23.996′ W. Marker was in Franklin, North Carolina, in Macon County. It was at the intersection of Bryson City Road (State Highway 28) and Airport Road, on the right when traveling north on Bryson City Road. Marker was permanently removed by the state and its number reassigned to another marker in Bryson City. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Franklin NC 28734, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s

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and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Dixie Hall (approx. 2.3 miles away); William Bartram Naturalist (approx. 2.3 miles away); Women in Retail: Dess Pendergrass (approx. 2.4 miles away); Thomas's Legion (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Bartram Trail (approx. 2.4 miles away); The North Carolina Bartram Trail (approx. 2.4 miles away); Macon County Confederate Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Built in 1907 (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Additional commentary.
1. Language usage on the marker
The use of lead has been taken

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verbatim from the marker.

— Submitted June 30, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 31 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 20, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.