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

Cherokee Victory

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 9, 2015

1. Cherokee Victory Marker

Inscription. In the French and Indian War, the Cherokees defeated a colonial and British force from N.Y. under Colonel Montgomery near here, June, 1760.

Erected 1939 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number Q-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1760.

Location. 35° 2.568′ N, 83° 23.1′ W. Marker is near Otto, North Carolina, in Macon County. It is at the intersection of Georgia Road (U.S. 23/411) and Sam Seagle Road (County Route 1109), on the right when traveling south on Georgia Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Otto NC 28763, 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

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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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cherokee Defeat (approx. 1.7 miles away); Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory (approx. 5.3 miles away); Rabun Gap – Nacoochee School (approx. 5½ miles away in Georgia); Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A· (approx. 5.9 miles away in Georgia); Memorial Lands and Cottages (approx. 6.2 miles away in Georgia); York House Inn (approx. 7.3 miles away in Georgia); Silas McDowell (approx. 8.6 miles away); The Old Jail (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Otto.

Photographed by Dave W, August 27, 2022

2. Cherokee Victory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,675 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 9, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on August 27, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.