Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Rutherford Trace

 
 
Rutherford Trace Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2012
1. Rutherford Trace Marker
Inscription. The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, September 1776, passed nearby.
 
Erected 2004 by North Carolina office of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-38.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansWar, US Revolutionary. 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° 32.877′ N, 82° 35.924′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. Marker is on Brevard Road (State Highway 191) north of Biltmore Estates Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28806, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sulphur Springs (approx. 1.9 miles away); Home Place of Capt. Wm. Moore (approx. 2 miles away); William Moore (approx. 2 miles away); "End of Car Line" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Olive Tilford Dargan (approx. 2.3 miles away); Olmsted at Biltmore (approx. 2.6 miles away); Birthplace of American Forestry (approx. 2.6 miles away); Frederick Law Olmsted (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
 
Also see . . .
Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
 Rutherford Trace. From the UNC School of Education (Submitted on March 17, 2009.) 
 
Rutherford Trace Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009
2. Rutherford Trace Marker
Rutherford Trace Marker, looking north along Brevard Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 19, 2012
3. Rutherford Trace Marker, looking north along Brevard Road
Rutherford Trace Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2012
4. Rutherford Trace Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,389 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 9, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   2. submitted on March 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   3. submitted on May 21, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   4. submitted on August 9, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=17056

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Apr. 18, 2024