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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Swain County

 
Clickable Map of Swain County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Swain County, NC (68) Graham County, NC (23) Haywood County, NC (68) Jackson County, NC (32) Macon County, NC (44) Blount County, TN (80) Sevier County, TN (165)  SwainCounty(68) Swain County (68)  GrahamCounty(23) Graham County (23)  HaywoodCounty(68) Haywood County (68)  JacksonCounty(32) Jackson County (32)  MaconCounty(44) Macon County (44)  BlountCountyTennessee(80) Blount County (80)  SevierCounty(165) Sevier County (165)
Bryson City is the county seat for Swain County
Adjacent to Swain County, North Carolina
Graham County (23)  ►
Haywood County (68)  ►
Jackson County (32)  ►
Macon County (44)  ►
Blount County, Tennessee (80)  ►
Sevier County, Tennessee (165)  ►
 
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1 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-8 — Deep Creek —
On Main Street.
2 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-16 — Ellen Black Winston — 1903-1984 —
On Main Street (U.S. 19) at Veterans Boulevard (Connector U.S. 19 Connector Road), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
3 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-41 — Horace Kephart —
On Spring Street (U.S. 19).
4 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-57 — Kituwah —
On Governors Island Rd (U.S. 19).
5 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-3 — Tsali —
On Main Street (U.S. 19).
6 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — War Dead of Swain County — World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War —
On Main Street.
7 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-12 — Yonaguska — ca. 1760-1839 —
On Governors Island Road (U.S. 19).
8 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — “To the free people of America” —
On Walker Camp Prong (U.S. 441) near Clingman's Dome Road, on the left when traveling south.
9 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — A Mountain Sanctuary —
On U.S. 441.
10 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — America's Sharpest Notes —
Near Mingus Creel Trail near Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441).
11 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — And It Became Land —
On Clingmans Dome Road 7.2 miles west of U.S. 441.
12 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Blue Clan — Ani-Sahoni
On Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles south of Drama Road (County Highway 1361), on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
13 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Broomcorn —
Near Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) 0.7 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Cherokee Homeland — Blue Ridge Parkway —
On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 467.9), 1.2 miles north of U.S. 441, on the left when traveling north.
15 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Q-14 — Cherokee Indian Reservation / (Leaving) Cherokee Reservation —
On Ela Road (U.S. 19), on the left when traveling west.
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16 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Cherokee Veterans Park —
On Route 441 at Drama Road on Route 441.
17 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Cut and Run — Great Smoky Mountains National Park —
Near U.S. 441 1.5 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
18 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Deer Clan — Ani-Kawi — ᎠᏂᎧᏫ
On Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) at Drama Road (County Highway 1361), on the right when traveling north on Tsali Boulevard. Reported unreadable.
19 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Fifty Years of Mountain Logging —
On U.S. 441 near U.S. 441.
20 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Fish Tales — Great Smoky Mountains National Park —
Near U.S. 441 1.6 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
21 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Great Smoky Mountains National Park —
On U.S. 441.
22 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Hogs —
Near Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) 0.7 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
23 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — How the World Was Made —
Near Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) near Saunooke Bridge Road.
24 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Keener Craft Shop — Rev. Horace Ulrich Keener —
On Keener Cabin Road at Wolfetown Road (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling south on Keener Cabin Road.
25 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Land of Blue Smoke —
On U.S. 441.
26 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Land of Diversity —
On U.S. 441.
27 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Long Hair Clan —
Near Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles south of Drama Road, on the right when traveling south.
28 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Measure of Men — Great Smoky Mountains National Park —
Near Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south.
29 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Mingus Mill — Great Smoky Mountains National Park —
Near U.S. 441 1.4 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Mountains: Refuge and Healing —
Near Clingmans Dome Road 7.2 miles west of U.S. 441.
31 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Museum of the Cherokee Indian —
On Drama Road (County Highway 1361) at Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east on Drama Road.
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32 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Q-58 — Nimrod Jarrett Smith — 1837–1893 —
On Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles south of Drama Road, on the right when traveling south.
33 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Oconaluftee Indian Village —
Near County Route 1361 0.5 miles west of Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441).
34 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Paint Clan — Ani-Wodi
On Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) at Drama Road, on the right when traveling south on Tsali Boulevard. Reported unreadable.
35 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — People of the Mountains —
On U.S. 441.
36 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. —
On Drama Road (County Highway 1361) just west of Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling west.
37 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Sequoyah —
On County Route 1361.
38 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Sorghum Cane —
Near Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) 0.7 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
39 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Springhouse —
Near Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) 0.7 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
40 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — The Appalachian Trail —
On Route 441 near the Appalachian Trail.
41 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — The Great Smokies —
On U.S. 441.
42 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — The Top of the Smokies — Clingmans Dome —
Near Clingmans Dome Road 7.2 miles west of U.S. 441.
43 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Q-56 — Thomas's Legion —
On Tsalagi Road (State Highway 19) at U.S. 441 on Tsalagi Road.
44 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Trail of Tears — Qualla Town —
On Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) at Drama Road, on the left when traveling north on Tsali Boulevard.
45 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Where Man Is Only a Visitor —
On U.S. 441.
46 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Wild Potato Clan — Ani-Gatogewi —
On Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles north of Drama Road (County Highway 1361), on the right when traveling north.
47 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — With a Brush of a Comet's Tail — Blue Ridge Parkway —
On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 467.9), 1.2 miles north of U.S. 441, on the left when traveling north.
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48 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee — Wolf Clan — Ani-Waya —
On Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles north of Drama Road (County Highway 1361), on the left when traveling north.
49 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Cherokee Indian Reservation — Place of the Poplar Boundary Tree — North Lat. 35 Deg. 30 Min. —
On U.S. 441 near Bureau of Indian Affairs Highway 1411.
50 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Fontana Dam — The TVA System of Multi-purpose Dams — Built for the People of the United States of America —
Near State Highway 28 7.8 miles east of U.S. 129, on the left when traveling east.
51 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Fontana Dam — Welcome to Fontana Dam — Highest Dam in the TVA System —
Near State Highway 28 7.8 miles east of U.S. 129, on the left when traveling east.
52 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Forneys Creek — Eastern View — Great Smokey Mountain National Park —
Near Clingmans Dome Road 7 miles west of U.S. 441, on the right when traveling west.
53 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Forneys Creek — Northern View — Great Smokey Mountain National Park —
Near Clingmans Dome Road 7 miles west of U.S. 441, on the right when traveling west.
54 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Forneys Creek — Southern View — Great Smokey Mountain National Park —
Near Clingmans Dome Road 7 miles west of U.S. 441, on the right when traveling west.
55 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Forneys Creek — Western View — Great Smoky Mountains National Park —
Near Clingmans Dome Road 7 miles west of U.S. 441, on the right when traveling west.
56 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Apple House —
On Route 441 0.5 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway.
57 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Blacksmith Shop —
On Route 441 0.5 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway.
58 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Civilian Conservation Corps —
On Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441), on the left when traveling east.
59 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Corn Cribs —
On Route 441 0.5 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway.
60 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Hands That Built —
Near U.S. 441 north of Clingman's Dome Road.
61 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Horace Kephart's Last Permanent Camp —
Near Deep Creek Trail at Martins Gap Trail.
62 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Mingus Mill — An 1886 Turbine Mill —
Near U.S. 441 1.2 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
63 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Mountain Farm Museum —
On U.S. 441 0.5 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway.
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64 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Sorghum Mill and Furnace —
On Route 441 0.5 miles Blue Ridge Parkway.
65 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Spared the Saw —
On U.S. 441 at milepost 17, 2 miles south of Clingman's Dome Road, on the right when traveling south.
66 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park — The Meathouse —
On Route 441 0.5 miles north of Blue Ridge Parkway.
67 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Qualla — An Ancient and Settled Landscape —
On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 458.9), on the right when traveling south.
68 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Wesser — Nantahala Town — "the trail where they cried" — Trail of Tears —
On Andrew Jackson Highway (U.S. 19/74) 0.1 miles north of Hewitts Road, on the right when traveling south.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026