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Rutherford Trace

 
 
Rutherford Trace Marker - Facing North image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 27, 2007
1. Rutherford Trace Marker - Facing North
Inscription. The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, September, 1776, passed nearby on the banks of the Swannanoa River.
 
Erected by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-37.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansSettlements & 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 1776.
 
Location. 35° 33.85′ N, 82° 32.567′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. Marker is on Hendersonville Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The County of Buncombe (approx. 0.2 miles away); Biltmore House (approx. ¼ mile away); Flood of 1916 (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Vanderbilt's Biltmore (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 0.7 miles away); Newton Academy (approx. 0.9 miles away); Smith-McDowell House (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Genevieve ~ Of ~ The ~ Pines (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
 
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Rutherford Trace Marker - Facing South image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 27, 2007
2. Rutherford Trace Marker - Facing South
Rutherford Trace Marker - Facing North image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 27, 2007
3. Rutherford Trace Marker - Facing North
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,910 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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