Near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
North Carolina
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Tennessee
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, July 18, 2011
1. North Carolina / Tennessee Marker
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776.
Tennessee. Settled before 1770 by North Carolina-Virginia pioneers. Ceded by North Carolina to the United States, 1789; admitted to the Union, 1796.
Erected 1941 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-16.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1650.
Location. 36° 2.139′ N, 82° 26.327′ W. Marker is near Burnsville, North Carolina, in Yancey County. It is on U.S. 19W 1.8 miles east of Little Bald Creek Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in the Pisgah National Forest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burnsville NC 28714, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War in Tennessee (approx. 4.2 miles away in Tennessee); The Battle of Red Banks / Reunion for the Boys in Blue
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Regarding North Carolina / Tennessee. While the original marker was cast in 1941, the current one dates back to 1985.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, July 18, 2011
2. Wide view of the North Carolina / Tennessee Marker
Looking eastward toward North Carolina
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, July 18, 2011
3. Wide view of the North Carolina / Tennessee Marker
Looking westward toward Tennessee
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
