Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bryson City, North Carolina

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bryson City, North Carolina

1 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-8 — Deep Creek —

Site of Union attack on Thomas's Legion, Feb. 2, 1864. Reduced Cherokee support for Confederacy. One mile northeast. — — Map (db m38419) HM

2 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-16 — Ellen Black Winston — 1903-1984 —

Social worker. Led N.C. Board of Public Welfare, 1944-63; first Commissioner of U.S. Welfare. Her grave is 1/10 mi. W. — — Map (db m99005) HM

3 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-41 — Horace Kephart —

Author of "Our Southern Highlanders" (1913) and other works, naturalist, librarian. Grave 3/10 mi S.W. Mt. Kephart, 30 mi. N., is named for him. — — Map (db m12693) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-57 — Kituwah —

Cherokee mother town. Council house stood on mound here. Town was destroyed in 1776 by Rutherford expedition. — — Map (db m12696) HM

5 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-3 — Tsali — Reported missing

Cherokee brave, surrendered to Gen'l Scott to be shot near here, 1838, that remnant of tribe might remain in N.C. — — Map (db m38421) HM

6 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-3 — Tsali —

Cherokee who resisted removal & escaped from U.S. troops; executed nearby, 1838. Story inspired Unto These Hills. — — Map (db m39694) HM

7 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — War Dead of Swain County — World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War —

World War I Barker, William H., Bates, Everett R., Cathy, Charlie, Cochran, John T., Franklin, Walter I., Freeman, Caro N., Kincaid, William, Leaiherwood, James L., Mashburn, Earnest L., Mason, William, Mathis, Fred, . . . — — Map (db m52470) WM

8 ► North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City — Q-12 — Yonaguska — ca. 1760-1839 —

Chief of Oconaluftee Cherokee. He advocated temperance and opposed removal of his people from their homeland. Lived in this vicinity. — — Map (db m12694) HM

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