Canton in Haywood County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rutherford Trace

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

1. Rutherford Trace Marker

Inscription. The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept. 1776, passed near-by along Hominy Creek.

Erected 2000 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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. 35° 32.162′ N, 82° 48.707′ W. Marker is in Canton, North Carolina, in Haywood County. It is on Asheville Highway (U.S. 19/23). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canton NC 28716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains, specifically in Greater Asheville,

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Arnold Guyot (approx. 1.3 miles away); Locust Field Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Morning Star Church (approx. 1½ miles away); The Canton Area History Museum (approx. 1.6 miles away); Haywood County World War II Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); Colonial Theatre (approx. 1.6 miles away); Garden Creek (approx. 2.8 miles away); Osborne Boundary Oak Tree (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

2. Rutherford Trace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,080 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.