Lake Lure in Rutherford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Potts Fort

1775

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 10, 2010

1. Potts Fort Marker

Inscription. Named for Captain John Potts who was killed by Indians during the Revolutionary War. This Fort protected early settlers living in the cove near the Indian boundary line.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 29.659′ N, 82° 6.853′ W. Marker is in Lake Lure, North Carolina, in Rutherford County. It is at the intersection of Bills Creek Road and Landing Lane on Bills Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake Lure NC 28746, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s 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 territory of the Mississippian

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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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ayr (approx. 3½ miles away); The 1927 Lake Lure Inn (approx. 7.9 miles away); Hickory Nut Gorge (approx. 8.2 miles away); Barbara T. Meliski Park (approx. 8.4 miles away); Chimney Rock (approx. 8.4 miles away); The Legacy of Chimney Rock Park (approx. 8.8 miles away); A Real Workhorse (approx. 8.8 miles away); In Commemoration (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Lure.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard

2. Potts Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,584 times since then and 139 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.