Savannah in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rutherford Trace

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 11, 2017

1. Rutherford Trace Marker

Inscription.
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby, through Cowee Gap.

Erected 2016 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-43.)

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 month for this entry is September 1776.

Location. 35° 18.157′ N, 83° 15.676′ W. Marker is in Savannah, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 23/441 and Turtle Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 23/441. 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Rutherford Trace (approx. 2 miles away); Western Carolina University (approx. 4.1 miles away); Lewis J. Smith (approx. 4.2 miles away); Robert L. Madison (approx. 4.2 miles away); Incarcerated Laborers (approx. 4.6 miles away); Dan K. Moore (approx. 5.3 miles away); Jackson County War Monument (approx. 5.3 miles away); Dr. Delos Dexter Hooper House (approx. 5.3 miles away).

Also see . . . The Rutherford Trace and the Destruction of Nikwasi. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources website entry (Submitted on February 21, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Rutherford Trace Marker looking south of US 23/441 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 11, 2017

2. Rutherford Trace Marker looking south of US 23/441

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.