Historical Marker

Qualla Boundary

US 19 at Soco Gap southwest of Maggie Valley ยท Haywood

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Soco Gap, initial point of

U.S. survey, 1876, of

Cherokee Reservation,

created through earlier

efforts of W. H. Thomas,

white Cherokee chief.

Location

AddressUS 19 at Soco Gap southwest of Maggie Valley
CountyHaywood
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.495770, -83.156470

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