Near Nebo in McDowell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cane Creek
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
1. Cane Creek Marker
Erected 1991 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-41.)
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 month for this entry is September 1894.
Location. 35° 33.742′ N, 81° 51.12′ W. Marker is near Nebo, North Carolina, in McDowell County. It is on U.S. 64 1.2 miles south of North Carolina Highway 226, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nebo NC 28761, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. 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 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rutherford Trace (approx. 7.7 miles away); Brittain Church (approx. 7.8 miles away); Daniel Kanipe (approx. 11.6 miles away); St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 11.9 miles away); Sesquicentennial Testament (approx. 12 miles away); Mount Harmony United Methodist Church (approx. 12.1 miles away); Glen Alpine Veterans Memorial (approx. 12.2 miles away); McDowell County Courthouse (approx. 12.2 miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby.
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
2. Cane Creek Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
3. Cane Creek Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
4. Cane Creek Marker
The Creek goes the field
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,980 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
