Near Sylva in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rutherford Trace

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 9, 2015

1. Rutherford Trace Marker

Inscription. The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed near-by along Savannah Creek.

Erected 1996 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1776.

Location. 35° 19.903′ N, 83° 15.537′ W. Marker is near Sylva, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is on U.S. 23/441 north of Greens Creek Road (County Route 1370), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sylva NC 28779, 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,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Rutherford Trace (approx. 2 miles away); Incarcerated Laborers (approx. 2.6 miles away); Dan K. Moore (approx. 3.4 miles away); Jackson County War Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away); To our Valiant Fathers (approx. 3.4 miles away); Dr. Delos Dexter Hooper House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Jackson County Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Gertrude Dills McKee (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sylva.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 9, 2015

2. Rutherford Trace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,269 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.