Morganton in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort San Juan
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016
1. Fort San Juan Marker
Erected 2009 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-47.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Hispanic Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1567.
Location. 35° 45.224′ N, 81° 42.978′ W. Marker is in Morganton, North Carolina, in Burke County. It is at the intersection of North Green Street (State Highway 181) and Bost Road, on the right when traveling west on North Green Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morganton NC 28655, 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 walking distance of this marker: Waightstill Avery (within shouting distance of this marker); Council Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrι Michaux (within shouting distance of this marker); Quaker Meadows (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quaker Meadows Cemetery Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away);
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Additional commentary.
1. First European settlement in interior of what is now U.S.!
This blew me away. I had no idea the Spanish made it this far north, some 40 years before Jamestown, even.
— Submitted November 13, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Photographed by Brenda Frye Grimes, March 17, 2018
2. Fort San Juan Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016
3. Fort San Juan Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016
4. Fort San Juan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,320 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 13, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 2. submitted on March 17, 2018, by Brenda Frye Grimes of Connelly Springs, North Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on November 13, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
