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

Felix Walker

 
 
Felix Walker Marker image. Click for full size.
circa June 1999
1. Felix Walker Marker
Inscription.
Revolutionary officer, member Congress, 1817-23, where, in "talking for Buncombe" (County), he gave new meaning to the word. Home was ½ mi. N.
 
Erected 1950 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-26.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1817.
 
Location. 35° 30.828′ N, 83° 4.05′ W. Marker is in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, in Haywood County. It is on Soco Road (U.S. 19) 0 miles east of Moody Farm Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1861 Soco Road, Maggie Valley NC 28751, 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, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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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: Kirk's Raid (approx. 2.3 miles away); Plott Hound (approx. 3.8 miles away); Waynesville Engagement (approx. 4 miles away); Windover (approx. 4.2 miles away); Turpin's Chapel - Maple Grove United Methodist Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Boone-Withers House (approx. 4.6 miles away); Waynesville Masonic Hall (approx. 4.7 miles away); N.C. Education Association (approx. 4.7 miles away).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
 
Felix Walker Marker image. Click for full size.
circa June 1999
2. Felix Walker Marker
Felix Walker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009
3. Felix Walker Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,895 times since then and 92 times this year. Last updated on July 6, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina.   3. submitted on March 26, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Aug. 14, 2026