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

Silas McDowell

1795-1879

 
 
Silas McDowell Marker image. Click for full size.
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. Marker 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.
 
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); Built in 1921 (approx. 5.6 miles away); Gem Mining (approx. 5.6 miles away); The North Carolina Bartram Trail (approx. 5.6 miles away); Battle of Echoe (approx. 5.6 miles away); Macon County Confederate Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); William Bartram Naturalist (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
 
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Silas McDowell Marker image. Click for full size.
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 579 times since then and 23 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.

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