Canton in Haywood County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Osborne Boundary Oak Tree

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 21, 2023

1. Osborne Boundary Oak Tree Marker

Inscription. This tree has witnessed several centuries of history, provided shade for nearby early Native American settlements, edged the trail of the Rutherford Trace march against the Cherokee, and served as a boundary marker before Haywood County was established.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list.

Location. 35° 29.676′ N, 82° 52.195′ W. Marker is in Canton, North Carolina, in Haywood County. It is at the intersection of Pisgah Drive (North Carolina Route 110) and Jeffrey Lane, on the right when traveling north on Pisgah Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canton NC 28716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains, specifically in Greater Asheville,

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

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and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Calvin Filmore Christopher (approx. 1.4 miles away); Garden Creek (approx. 1½ miles away); West Fork Pigeon River Truss Bridge (1891) (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lenoir's Creek Devon Cattle Farm (approx. 2.8 miles away); Colonial Theatre (approx. 3.1 miles away); Locust Field Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Haywood County World War II Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Canton Area History Museum (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 21, 2023

2. Osborne Boundary Oak Tree Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 21, 2023

3. Osborne Boundary Oak Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.