East LaPort in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Judaculla Rock
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
1. Judaculla Rock Marker
Soapstone boulder carved with Indian symbols between 500 & 1700 A.D. Sacred to the Cherokee. Petroglyphs 3½ mi. SE.
Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-4.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1700.
Location. 35° 17.819′ N, 83° 8.706′ W. Marker is in East LaPort, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 107 and Caney Fork Road (County Road 1737), on the left when traveling south on State Highway 107. 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 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 marker, measured as the crow flies: Blackwood Lumber at East LaPorte (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aunt Sally (approx. 0.4 miles away); John R. Brinkley (approx. half a mile away); Who is Judaculla? (approx. 2 miles away); Judaculla Rock: A Cherokee Cultural Heritage Site (approx. 2 miles away); What do these markings tell us?
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . Judaculla Rock. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Sheet (Submitted on June 18, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
2. Judaculla Rock Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
3. Judaculla Rock site
North Carolina History Project website entry
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
4. Judaculla Rock
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022
5. Judaculla Rock
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
