Near Otto in Macon County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory

1. Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Marker

Inscription. The 4015-acre basin below has been a world-famous forest and water laboratory since 1933. Here, a variety of forest cutting experiments have increased flow of pure water by almost a half million gallons per acre per year without increasing soil erosion or flooding. These classic experiments have shown that the forest ecosystem can be managed without ruining the priceless water it produces. Research continues to learn how these forests can best be managed to serve the public’s water, timber, wildlife and recreation needs.

Erected by Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 35° 3.154′ N, 83° 28.649′ W. Marker is near Otto, North Carolina, in Macon County. It can be reached from National Forest Road (at milepost 1,110). Sign is on the top of Albert Mountain (elev. 5200), near the firetower along the Appalachian Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Otto NC 28763, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. 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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cherokee Victory (approx. 5.3 miles away); Cherokee Defeat (approx. 5.8 miles away); Rabun Gap – Nacoochee School (approx. 8 miles away in Georgia); Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A· (approx. 8.3 miles away in Georgia); Memorial Lands and Cottages (approx. 8.6 miles away in Georgia); York House Inn (approx. 9.6 miles away in Georgia); Wilson Lick Ranger Station (approx. 9.8 miles away); The Appalachian & Bartram Trails (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Otto.

Additional keywords. Albert Mountain, firetower, Appalachain Trail

Photographed by Julie Szabo, April 21, 2007

2. Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,870 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.