Spruce Pine in Mitchell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Near This Point
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 10, 2023
1. Near This Point Marker
September 28, 1780
Erected 1910 by John Sevier Chapter D.A.R.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 28, 1780.
Location. 35° 54.953′ N, 82° 4.192′ W. Marker is in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, in Mitchell County. It is at the intersection of Locust Street and Crystal Street, on the right when traveling east on Locust Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spruce Pine NC 28777, 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 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spruce Pine Store Company (a few steps from this marker); Crystal Palace (within shouting distance of this marker); Penland School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Sounds From the Mountains (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Loops (approx. 3.8 miles away); First Mountain Parkway (approx. 4 miles away); Gillespie Gap (approx. 4.4 miles away); "The Blackwater Men Had Come Over the Mountain" (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spruce Pine.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 10, 2023
2. Near This Point Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on October 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
