On U.S. 76 at Old Chechero Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 76.
Lillian Eugenia Smith was born in 1897 in Jasper, Florida, moving with her family to Clayton, Georgia, In 1915. After attending Piedmont College and Peabody Conservatory, she taught in China before returning to Clayton to work at Laurel Falls Camp, . . . — — Map (db m237990) HM
On West Savannah Street (U.S. 76) 0 miles west of North Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
This County created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 21, 1819, is named for William Rabun, 11th Governor of Georgia who was elected in 1817 and died in 1819. Self-educated by reading he served as a member of the Legislature and as President of the . . . — — Map (db m28007) HM
On South Main Street at East Savannah Street (U.S. 76), on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
1950 Korea 1953
The Forgotten War
In memory of
and with deep appreciation for
the men and women who served
during the Korean Campaign to
preserve our freedom — — Map (db m100621) WM
In honor of those who served Lebanon • Panama • Libya • Persian Gulf • Granada • Bosnia • Samalia • Kosovo • Afghanistan • Iraq — — Map (db m215062) WM
On Savannah Street (U.S. 76) 0 miles west of North Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to the memory of
Robert H. “Bob” Vickers 1908 – 1984
Clayton City Councilman 1945 to 1951
Sole County Commissioner and Judge of the Ordinary 1952 – 1972 Probate Judge 1972 – 1984
With little . . . — — Map (db m28257) HM
Near Courthouse Square at West Savannah Street (U.S. 76).
The Rabun County Courthouse has been on this site since 1908 when it was moved from the original Courthouse Square on Main Street. The 1908 building was demolished in 1967 when a new building was constructed. — — Map (db m99018) HM
On Lake Rabun Road 0.1 miles south of Manning Road, on the left when traveling south.
Built at the foot of one of the longest and deepest valleys in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lake Rabun began filling in May 1915 to form a reservoir of over ten million gallons covering 834 acres with a normal water level of 1690 feet above mean sea . . . — — Map (db m43910) HM
On U.S. 441 at Kelly's Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 441.
Erected in 1932 by the
Georgia Division
of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
to the memory of
Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A·
8th·GA·Regiment
Born in Savannah, GA·Sept·6, 1816
and killed in the
First . . . — — Map (db m99001) HM
Near U.S. 441 at milepost 17 at Kelly's Creek Road.
The Georgia Division UDC has contributed 115 acres of land and four cottages to the farm family programs of the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. The plan was first proposed by Miss Mildred Rutherford in 1905. Francis S. Bartow Cottage, built in 1938, . . . — — Map (db m203592) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 441) at Nacoochee Drive on Main Street.
One of Rabun County’s first college graduates, Andrew Jackson Ritchie received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Harvard University before returning to his native county to devote his life to the education of the mountain people. In 1903 he founded . . . — — Map (db m28008) HM
Near York House Road 0.5 miles east of U.S. 441, on the right when traveling north.
Mollie Gibson acquired this property from her grandfather in 1873. With husband William T. York, they grew the farm to 400 acres. The two-story chestnut log farmhouse dates to 1846. The inn began in 1896 and was expanded in 1907 to 26 rooms. This is . . . — — Map (db m81198) HM
Near Jane Hurt Yarn Drive 1 mile east of U.S. 441.
In 1970, Tightrope walker, Karl Wallenda, used this tower to walk across the gorge. He walked from this overlook to the tower on the South Rim. During his walk, he did two headstands. — — Map (db m170619) HM
On Moss Street at Old Highway 441 (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east on Moss Street.
Construction of Tallulah Falls Railway began in 1871 at Cornelia, GA, reached Tallulah Falls in 1882, and extended to Franklin, NC, by 1907. As the northern terminus of the rail line for over twenty years, Tallulah Falls became a popular resort . . . — — Map (db m21243) HM
Near State Highway 107 0.2 miles south of Whiteside Cove Road (County Route 1107), on the right when traveling south.
The Zachary family of Cashiers symbolizes the divided loyalties of western North Carolinians. The builder of this house, Mordecai Zachery, had strong ties to the Confederacy, as did others in the area. Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton sent his . . . — — Map (db m75476) HM
On Wolfetown Road (U.S. 19) at Keener Cabin Road, on the right when traveling west on Wolfetown Road.
Methodist. Maintained by Holston Conference for Cherokee c.1840-1885. School established 1850. Missionary's house Stands 50 yards north. — — Map (db m12719) HM
On U.S. 441 at Campground Cemetery Road on U.S. 441.
Businessman, planter and author
Agent and attorney for the Eastern Cherokees
Member of the North Carolina State Senate and Chairman of its Committee on Internal Improvements
Early railroad builder in western North Carolina
Builder of . . . — — Map (db m17930) HM
On Witch Hazel Drive (State Highway 107) west of Witch Hazel Road, on the right when traveling south.
The boyhood home
of
Dr. John R. Brinkley
and his
Aunt Sally.
Her grave is on the hilltop across the river. She is remembered and loved for her ministrations to the sick of this community.
In loving memory
by
her "little boy . . . — — Map (db m176818) HM
On U.S. 23/441 south of Haywood Road, on the right when traveling south.
Many arrested under Jim Crow laws; leased from the state to build WNC Railroad. Many died, including 19 who drowned near Cowee Tunnel, 1882. — — Map (db m258733) HM
Near State Highway 107 south of Helen Zachary Road (County Highway 1735), on the right when traveling south.
The railroad was key to large-scale logging. In the 1880s, a railroad line was constructed through western North Carolina. Now able to move freight, lumber companies were established in Jackson County, including Blackwood Lumber. In 1922, Blackwood . . . — — Map (db m198034) HM
On Judaculla Rock Road (County Highway 1741) 0.5 miles east of Caney Fork Road (County Highway 1737), on the right when traveling south.
The Judaculla Rock cultural and archaeological site is one of America’s most significant historical places. Revered through the ages by the Cherokee, the site’s rich cultural legacy makes this one of their most important ancestral places. The rock . . . — — Map (db m198046) HM
Near Judaculla Rock Road (County Highway 1741) 0.5 miles east of Caney Fork Road (County Highway 1737), on the right when traveling south.
For generations, the Cherokees lived in clusters of independent towns located along river bottoms throughout the Southern Appalachians. Their traditional territory extended into eight modern states. Judaculla Rock is thirty miles from the Qualla . . . — — Map (db m198048) HM
Near Judaculla Rock Road (County Highway 1741) 0.5 miles east of Caney Fork Road (County Highway 1737), on the right when traveling south.
The markings on Judaculla Rock were made by Cherokee Indians at different points in time. Over 3,000 years ago, they began to quarry soapstone from the surface of Judaculla Rock, chipping off pieces to carve into bowls. The scars that remain from . . . — — Map (db m198053) HM
Near Judaculla Rock Road (County Highway 1741) 0.5 miles east of Caney Fork Road (County Highway 1737), on the right when traveling south.
According to Cherokee legend, Judaculla was a slant-eyed giant who lived high up in the Balsam Mountains. He guarded his hunting grounds from Judaculla’s Judgement Seat, today known as Devil’s Courthouse, a site reached from the Blue Ridge Parkway. . . . — — Map (db m198052) HM
On Whiteside Cove Road (County Road 1107) 0.3 miles south of Twin Lakes Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Smallest U.S. post office
occupied this bldg. 1878-1953
Captions (clockwise from top left)
• Thomas Bumgarner, son of Reverend Frank and Molina Bumgarner, filling out a money order at Grimshawe's Post Office. Thomas served in the . . . — — Map (db m187465) HM
On Brest Avenue (U.S. 158) at Thomas Bragg Drive, on the right when traveling north on Brest Avenue.
Children’s book author, advocate for civil rights & higher education. Wrote Crackerjack Pony in 1969. Lived in Occoneechee Neck. — — Map (db m288552) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 23) at Keener Street (North Carolina Route 107), on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
This property
has been placed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Dr Delos Dexter
Hooper House
1906 — — Map (db m275651) HM
On Keener Street (North Carolina Route 107) at West Main Street (Business U.S. 23), on the right when traveling south on Keener Street.
Jackson County dedicates this memorial to all veterans, living and deceased, who honorably served their country that freedom may reign.
Veterans Day
November 11, 2007
Board of Commissioners
Brian T. McMahan, Chairman • Joe . . . — — Map (db m275653) WM
This Monument is to Honor all the Men & Women of Jackson County who served Honorably. In the Armed Forces of the United States and in Memory of those who
gave their lives for their Country — — Map (db m20256) HM
On Allen Street at Mill Street (Business U.S. 23), on the left when traveling north on Allen Street.
The original Sylva train depot was constructed on this site in 1884 with the arrival of the Western North Carolina Railroad. The railroad's decision to locate the rail line on the north side of King's Mountain shifted Jackson County's retail and . . . — — Map (db m275650) HM
On Great Smokey Mountain Expy (State Highway 74) at Ferguson Road on Great Smokey Mountain Expy.
Site of Daniel Bryson Sr. and Artic Virginia Dillard Brysons' home, where on March 21, 1853 the first court of Jackson County, N.C. was held, and on March 23, 1853 the county government was formed-the structure was razed in 1956 — — Map (db m12701) HM
To our Valiant Fathers: - Champions of Reconciliation with Justice,of Union Manhood,of Peace with Honor;they fought with Faithfulness,and suffered in silence. To our Heroic Mothers:-
spartan in Devotion,Teuton in Sacrifice,in Patience Superior . . . — — Map (db m12931) HM
On Henry Bird Road (U.S. 74) west of U.S. 441, on the right when traveling east.
White chief and agent of N.C. Cherokee. Secured reservation for them. Confederate colonel. State senator. Home, "Stekoih Fields", stood ¼ mi. S. — — Map (db m198004) HM
On Phillips Street south of Main Street (Business U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south.
Beginning in 1758, South Carolina engaged in a four-year war with the Cherokee Indians, whose descendants now live in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. This war resulted from French efforts to incite the Southern Indians against the . . . — — Map (db m260714) HM
Near East Main Street (Business U.S. 441) west of Patton Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Known as the Moore-Benbow Building originally housed a drug store and general merchandise store with attorneys offices upstairs. The west side operated as Dryman's Mens Shop from 1953-1991. — — Map (db m254047) HM
On Stewart Street at Phillips Street, on the right when traveling east on Stewart Street.
Built by C.C. Cunningham and W.R. Stalcup and known as the Cunningham Building. Originally housed
Franklin Hardware Company on the first floor during the day and Franklin's first silent movie during the evening. Second floor offices were occupied . . . — — Map (db m254048) HM
On Stewart Street just east of Phillips Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Joines family from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and known as the Joines Building. Originally housed Franklin’s first Ford Agency. In 1928, Oscar Bryant purchased the building and operated Bryant Furniture Company on the first floor . . . — — Map (db m227312) HM
On West Mills Road at Bryson City Road (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling south on West Mills Road.
Principal settlement of the Cherokee Middle Towns. Council house stood on mound 300 yds. S. Town destroyed during the Revolution. — — Map (db m203540) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 28) west of Iotla Street, on the right when traveling west.
Here stood Dixie Hall, the home of prosperous local merchant Julius T. Siler. A landowner and slaveholder. Siler joined the Confederate army along with about 3,000 other Macon County men and served as the captain of Company E, 6th North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m75472) HM
On Phillips Street at Stewart Street, on the right when traveling south on Phillips Street.
Long before the first settlers arrived here in 1818, this area teased explorers with hints of mineral wealth — especially gold, silver and copper. Not much interest was taken in Macon County's gemstones until a farmer turned up some strange . . . — — Map (db m123227) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Phillips Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
(front)
In memory of
The Sons of Macon County
who served in the
Confederate Army
during the
War Period
1861-1865
Co. H, 16th Regiment, N.C.T. Infantry
(side)
Co. I, 39th Regiment, N.C.T. Infantry
Co. E, . . . — — Map (db m75454) WM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 441) west of Patton Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
In a day when every woman wore a hat, and being in style was essential, millinery became a refuge for entrepreneurial women. In Franklin, Laura Woodfin Robertson pioneered in the field. A group of young women followed her into a profession that . . . — — Map (db m253946) HM
On Northeast Main Street (North Carolina Route 28) at Nikwasi Lane, on the right when traveling north on Northeast Main Street.
Na'ha, known as Rebecca after marriage to Gideon Morris, had strong ties to Nikwasi. The Morrises' 640-acre reserve was across the river from the ancient town. Its mound was a sacred site, one the Cherokee hoped to protect. After being burned out . . . — — Map (db m291519) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Nikwasi Lane, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
This mound marks site of old Cherokee town, Nikwasi. A council of Sir Alexander Cuming with the Indians here lead to a treaty, 1730. — — Map (db m3261) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Nikwasi Lane, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
You are standing on land that has been part of a town for about three thousand years. This mound was the spiritual, political, and physical center of the Cherokee town of Nikwasi. A council house or town house on top of the mound held the sacred . . . — — Map (db m75523) HM
On Northeast Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Nikwasi Lane, on the left when traveling south on Northeast Main Street.
You are standing in the heart of the Cherokee town of Nokwisiyi, or Star Place. Its townhouse and ceremonial ground extended to the Little Tennessee River and beyond. Cherokee citizen Rebecca Katatihi shared her right to a 640 acre reservation, . . . — — Map (db m291516) HM
On Bryson City Road (State Highway 28) at West's Mill Road (County Road 1350), on the right on Bryson City Road.
Wedgwood potteries, England, used several tons of clay taken in 1767 from a nearby pit by Thomas Griffiths, a South Carolina planter. — — Map (db m187801) HM
Near Wayah Bald Road (Forest Road 69) 4.5 miles north of Wayah Road (State Road 1310).
Here, both the Appalachian Trail and the Bartram Trail cross Wayah Bald, affording hikers a majestic view of the surrounding mountains. Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail's original concept proposed in 1921 was to preserve the . . . — — Map (db m169122) HM
On East Main Street east of Patton Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
William Bartram (1739-1823) was a Pennsylvania Quaker who explored the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains in the spring of 1775. He was an artist, botanist, and advocate for indigenous people, and described his four-year journey throughout the . . . — — Map (db m305638) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 441) west of Stewart Street, on the left when traveling west.
The word 'beautician' entered the language in 1925 and Franklin women soon embraced the field. Maretta Munday opened the first salon in town and established a 'college of beauty culture' here. Within a few years, Macon women had a choice of . . . — — Map (db m311943) HM
Near Wayah Bald Road (Forest Road 69) 4.5 miles north of Wayah Road (State Road 1310).
Who Was John Byrne? • In April 1931, he became Forest Supervisor for the Nantahala National Forest. • At that time, he was, at the age of 33, the youngest man to ever be appointed as a National Forest Supervisor. • He served . . . — — Map (db m169107) HM
On Phillips Street at West Main Street (Business U.S. 441), on the right when traveling north on Phillips Street.
The North Carolina Bartram Trail is a hiking trail to commemorate the 1775 visit of Philadelphia naturalist William Bartram to Western North Carolina. Begun in the 1970s, the trail parallels Bartram's actual route into Cherokee country. It begins at . . . — — Map (db m123224) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 441) west of Phillips Street, on the left when traveling west.
Confederate Col. William H. Thomas organized Thomas’s Legion of Cherokee Indians and Mountaineers is western North Carolina in September 1862. The people of this area were sometime referred to as highlanders, and local residents called Thomas’s unit . . . — — Map (db m75455) HM
Near Wayah Bald Road (Forest Road 69) 4.5 miles north of Wayah Road (State Road 1310).
A Popular Destination With its cool summer climate, beautiful azaleas, and fabulous panoramic views, Wayah Bald has been attracting visitors for centuries. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, groups of people camped together. For some . . . — — Map (db m169105) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Iotla St (Local Highway 1323), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
William Bartram Naturalist
Visited this area of the Cherokee Nation in May, 1775
while on his mission to record the natural
and cultural resources along the trading
route between the Low Country to the east
and the Overhill Country to . . . — — Map (db m123222) HM
Near Forest Road 69 1.3 miles north of Wayah Road (State Road 1310).
The Wilson Lick Era represents life of a bygone time… the very early days of the U.S. Forest Service & Nantahala National Forest Built in 1916, Wilson Lick was the first ranger station of the newly formed Nantahala National Forest. The . . . — — Map (db m169064) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 441) west of Phillips Street, on the left when traveling west.
Mom and Pop stores offered a traditional avenue for women into the business world. Dess Bradley chose this route, but with a difference. When she married J. B. Pendergrass in 1941, she not only brought joy to the prominent bachelor merchant, but . . . — — Map (db m254084) HM
On Phillips Street at Stewart Street, on the right when traveling north on Phillips Street.
In 1916, Western Electric opened a small mica processing plant in Franklin, later expanding to the upper floor of this building. The work of sheeting mica and cutting it precisely for use as insulators in the manufacture of telephones fell largely . . . — — Map (db m254049) HM
On North 4th Street (U.S. 64) at Spruce Street, on the left when traveling north on North 4th Street.
Elizabeth Wright Prince House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m156268) HM
In honor of the men and women of the Highlands area who served in the military or on the home front to help preserve our Nation's Freedom they also serve who stand and wait — — Map (db m215050) WM
On Main Street (County Road 1603) at North 4th Street (U.S. 64), in the median on Main Street.
Moonshiners from Georgia laid siege to Highlands near here in 1885 to free arrested men. War ended peacefully with a threat and a prayer. — — Map (db m156232) HM
On Horse Cove Road/Main Street (County Road 1603) at North 5th Street (County Road 1689), on the right when traveling west on Horse Cove Road/Main Street.
Consecrated 1896
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1996 — — Map (db m187472) HM
On Georgia Road (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles north of Mulberry Road, on the right when traveling north.
In the French and Indian War Col. Grant's force of whites, Chickasaws, and Catawbas defeated the Cherokee warriors near here, June, 1761. — — Map (db m73917) HM
On Georgia Road (U.S. 23/411) at Sam Seagle Road (County Route 1109), on the right when traveling south on Georgia Road.
In the French and Indian War, the Cherokees defeated a colonial and British force from N.Y. under Colonel Montgomery near here, June, 1760. — — Map (db m80208) HM
The 4015-acre basin below has been a world-famous forest and water laboratory since 1933. Here, a variety of forest cutting experiments have increased flow of pure water by almost a half million gallons per acre per year without increasing soil . . . — — Map (db m3260) HM
Philadelphia naturalist, author, exploring this area, met a Cherokee band led by their chief, Atakullakulla, in May 1776, near this spot. — — Map (db m57728) HM
On Beaverdam Church Road 0.1 miles north of Fairplay Boulevard (State Highway 243), on the left when traveling north.
Beaverdam Baptist Church was first organized in 1803 as an offshoot of Hepsibah Baptist Church. Rev. George Vandiver was the first pastor. Beaverdam was formally organized as an independent church in 1816. Like many churches in the South, . . . — — Map (db m198119) HM
Erected by
The states of Georgia and South Carolina
and the Federal Bureau of Roads
Named in honor of a
beloved Georgia leader and
member Georgia Highway Board
Samuel Ernest Vandiver
1876 - 1951
Father of Hon. S. Ernest Vandiver . . . — — Map (db m254275) HM
Near State Park Road west of State Highway 107, on the left when traveling south.
Though it seems ordinary, this building has led many lives. According to Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers, it was constructed by the CCC during the Great Depression as a mess hall or barracks for Camp F-1. Now one of the park's most . . . — — Map (db m185425) HM
On State Highway 107 0.5 miles north of Burrells Ford Road, on the left when traveling north.
Across the road – 200 yards to the north is the site of an Air Force B25C plane crash on March 10, 1943 – Claiming the lives of the following crew members:
Flight Officer, Richard S. Brook
2nd Lt. Earl S. Monrow
2nd Lt. Philip J. Graziano . . . — — Map (db m230072) HM WM
On Andrew Pickens Circle, on the right when traveling north.
Andrew Pickens Ranger District Side
The Ranger District was named for Andrew Pickens, an able commander of South Carolina's rebel militia during the American Revolution. Born of Scots-Irish immigrants near Paxtang, Pennsylvania, Pickens . . . — — Map (db m14210) HM
Near State Park Road near 624 State Park Rd, on the left when traveling south.
Especially during the difficult days of the Great Depression, Americans needed inexpensive, healthful fun. Providing such opportunities was within the mission of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a federal jobs program that improved . . . — — Map (db m185424) HM
On Highlands Highway (Route 28). Reported damaged.
Chattooga was one of the Cherokee "Lower Towns" in what is now S.C. during the 17Th and early 18Th centuries and was a short distance north in the Chattooga River bottom. Chattooga Town, in a remote location in the backcountry, was the smallest of . . . — — Map (db m206304) HM
On Morehead Place Road at Meadowview Drive, on the left when traveling north on Morehead Place Road.
Chauga, one of the Cherokee “Lower Towns” in what is now S.C., was near the headwaters of the Chauga River. It, like many other Lower Towns, was abandoned and resettled several times and likely abandoned before the Revolution. In 1797 U.S. Indian . . . — — Map (db m198117) HM
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