Bryson City in Swain County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Deep Creek
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 20, 2010
1. Deep Creek Marker
Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-8.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 2, 1875.
Location. 35° 25.645′ N, 83° 26.723′ W. Marker is in Bryson City, North Carolina, in Swain County. It is on Main Street. Near N.C. Clampitt Hardware Co. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Main Street, Bryson City NC 28713, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains and specifically 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tsali (within shouting distance of this marker); War Dead of Swain County (within shouting distance of this marker); Ellen Black Winston (approx. 0.2 miles away); Horace Kephart (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yonaguska (approx. 2.2 miles away); Kituwah (approx. 2½ miles away); Cherokee Indian Reservation / (Leaving) Cherokee Reservation
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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 20, 2010
2. Deep Creek Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 27, 2020
3. Deep Creek Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,303 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on March 2, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
