Bryson City in Swain County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Tsali
Photographed by Tom Gillard, August 14, 2010
1. Tsali Marker
Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Trail of Tears series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
Location. 35° 25.665′ N, 83° 26.689′ W. Marker is in Bryson City, North Carolina, in Swain County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 19). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: War Dead of Swain County (a few steps from this marker); Deep Creek (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 (approx. 4.9 miles away); William H. Thomas (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bryson City.
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Photographed by Tom Gillard, August 14, 2010
2. Tsali Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2011, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,386 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
