Franklin in Macon County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Silas McDowell

1795-1879

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

1. Silas McDowell Marker

Inscription. Botanical and historical writer; horticulturist. Originated concept of a temperate "thermal belt." Home stood ⅕ mi. W.

Erected 1990 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-50.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 8.535′ N, 83° 17.645′ W. Marker is in Franklin, North Carolina, in Macon County. It is at the intersection of Highlands Road (U.S. 64) and Peaceful Cove Road, on the right when traveling west on Highlands Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin NC 28734, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. 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 Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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: Nikwasi Mound (approx. 5.4 miles away); Nikwasi (approx. 5.4 miles away); Na'ha or Rebecca Morris (approx. 5.4 miles away); Nokwisiyi (Star Place) (approx. 5.4 miles away); Main Street Milliners (approx. 5.6 miles away); Built in 1907 (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Bartram Trail (approx. 5.6 miles away); Built in 1908 (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

2. Silas McDowell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.