Old Fort in McDowell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Frontier Fort
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 10, 2010
1. Frontier Fort Marker
Erected 1956 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number N-31.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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° 37.745′ N, 82° 10.888′ W. Marker is in Old Fort, North Carolina, in McDowell County. It is at the intersection of Catawba Avenue and North Railroad Street on Catawba Avenue. Marker is located just south of West Main Street (US Highway 70). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Fort NC 28762, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Old Indian Fort (here, next to this marker); Old Fort Education Civil Rights Mural and Timeline (within shouting distance of this marker); "What Happened To Our School?" (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan Cabin (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage Center
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 10, 2010
2. Frontier Fort Marker
Courtesy of Elizabeth Winter, October 4, 2014
3. Frontier Fort Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,544 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on October 20, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on November 18, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
