Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Estatoe Path

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 7, 2012

1. Estatoe Path Marker

Inscription. Trading route between mountain settlements of the Cherokee and their town Estatoe, in what is now South Carolina, passed nearby.

Erected 1956 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 8.55′ N, 82° 49.423′ W. Marker is in Rosman, North Carolina, in Transylvania County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Street (U.S. 178) and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Chestnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rosman NC 28772, 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 North America,

the Western

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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 walking distance of this marker: Tanneries (approx. ¼ mile away); Making a Living (approx. ¼ mile away); Rosman Schools (approx. ¼ mile away); What's in a Name? (approx. ¼ mile away); Rosman Today (approx. ¼ mile away); God's Children (approx. ¼ mile away); The Mighty French Broad (approx. ¼ mile away); Joshua Mountain and Early Settlers (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rosman.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 7, 2012

2. Estatoe Path Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2012, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2012, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.