Robbinsville in Graham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Junaluska's Meeting With Tecumseh at Soco Gap

Junaluska and Tecumseh and Junaluska's refusal to join Indian Confederacy against Whites. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 26, 2022

1. Junaluska and Tecumseh and Junaluska's refusal to join Indian Confederacy against Whites. Marker

Inscription. Although Junaluska's meeting with Tecumseh at Soco Gap in 1811 cannot be verified, he certainly sent word to Tecumseh that the Cherokees would not join an Indian Confederacy against the Whites.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 35° 19.206′ N, 83° 48.515′ W. Marker is in Robbinsville, North Carolina, in Graham County. It can be reached from Junaluska Road north of Morphew Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 149 Junaluska Rd, Robbinsville NC 28771, 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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one

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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 walking distance of this marker: 1819 Treaty with the United States (here, next to this marker); Junaluska's Names (here, next to this marker); Junaluska and The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (here, next to this marker); Cherokee Chief Junaluska DAR Monument (here, next to this marker); Junaluska and the Trail of Tears (a few steps from this marker); Junaluska's Birth Site (a few steps from this marker); Junaluska's Distingusihed Service (a few steps from this marker); Junaluska (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Robbinsville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 26, 2022

2. Junaluska and Tecumseh and Junaluska's refusal to join Indian Confederacy against Whites. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.