Marion in McDowell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cathey's Fort
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
1. Cathey's Fort Marker
Erected 1950 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number N-26.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 35° 47.871′ N, 82° 1.94′ W. Marker is in Marion, North Carolina, in McDowell County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 221 and North Carolina Highway 226, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 221. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marion NC 28752, 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spruce Pine Mining District (approx. 4 miles away); "The Blackwater Men Had Come Over the Mountain" (approx. 4 miles away); Gillespie Gap (approx. 4 miles away); The Loops (approx. 5.3 miles away); Sounds From the Mountains (approx. 5.3 miles away); First Mountain Parkway (approx. 6 miles away); Apple Tree (approx. 6 miles away); Pleasant Gardens (approx. 6.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
2. Cathey's Fort Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,375 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
