Cullowhee in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lewis J. Smith
1843 ~ 1901
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
1. Lewis J. Smith Marker
Erected 1985 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-47.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 35° 18.575′ N, 83° 11.267′ W. Marker is in Cullowhee, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 107 and County Highway 1325, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 107. Marker located at the entrance to Western Carolina University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cullowhee NC 28723, 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. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert L. Madison (within shouting distance of this marker); Western Carolina University (within shouting distance of this marker); Blackwood Lumber at East LaPorte (approx. 2.4 miles away); Judaculla Rock (approx. 2.6 miles away); John R. Brinkley (approx. 2.7 miles away); Aunt Sally (approx. 2.8 miles away); Rutherford Trace (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rutherford Trace (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cullowhee.
Also see . . .
1. WCU Heritage and History. (Submitted on May 16, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. Lewis J. Smith. (Submitted on May 16, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
2. Lewis J. Smith Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
3. Lewis J. Smith Marker
4. Lewis J. Smith
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
