Logan in Rutherford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rutherford Trace
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
1. Rutherford Trace Marker
General Griffith Rutherford stationed at Fort McGaughey, built by the Colonial government of NC in 1765. He left McGaughey September 1780 with Col. James Martin and Col. Martin Armstrong going against the Cherokee Indians beyond the Blue Ridge. The route traveled was known as the Rutherford Trace.
Erected by Rutherford County 225th Anniversary Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
Location. 35° 27.254′ N, 81° 53.218′ W. Marker is in Logan, North Carolina, in Rutherford County. It is on State Highway 64. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rutherfordton NC 28139, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brittain Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. James Milton Webb (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Mystery Tunnel: Was This Christopher Bechtler's Gold Mine? (approx. 5.4 miles away); On the Trail of Gold (approx. 5½ miles away); Christopher Bechtler: A Fascination with Gold / Processing Gold at the Bechtler Mint (approx. 5½ miles away); The North Carolina Gold Rush / Christopher Bechtler Joins the North Carolina Gold Rush
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Other markers no longer nearby. Fort McGaughey (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Brittain Presbyterian Church, circa 1768 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. The Rutherford Trace and the Destruction of Nikwasi. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources website entry (Submitted on February 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. General Griffith Rutherford. Rutherfords of Tippah County Mississippi and Our Kin website entry (Submitted on July 5, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
2. Rutherford Trace Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
3. Rutherford Trace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,642 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on August 22, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
