Blowing Rock in Watauga County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Chetola

Ca. 1846

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

1. Chetola Marker

Inscription. The 100-acre resort was purchased by Lot Estes in 1846 for five dollars. In 1892 W.W. Stringfellow transformed the original boarding house into a grand manor and named it “Chetola”, which means “haven of rest” in Cherokee. J. Luther Snyder, the “Coca-Cola King of the Carolinas”, purchased the estate in 1926.

Erected by Blowing Rock Historical Society • Blowing Rock Art and History Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 36° 8.349′ N, 81° 40.392′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. It is at the intersection of Chetola Lake Drive and Bass Lake Drive, on the left when traveling east on Chetola Lake Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 185 Chetola Lake Dr, Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in

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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 walking distance of this marker: Dr. Vera Lachman / Camp Catawba (approx. ¼ mile away); Space Shuttle Columbia/ Watauga County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Rainey Service Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); R.S. Reinhardt Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Blowing Rock Ice House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Inn at Ragged Gardens (approx. half a mile away); Miller/Robbins House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.

Also see . . . Chetola's History- 175 years!. Slideshow documenting the resort's storied history. (Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock) (Submitted on November 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

2. Chetola Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.