Rutherford Trace
Inscription
The expedition led by Gen.
Griffith Rutherford against
the Cherokee, Sept., 1776,
passed here, through Balsam
Gap.
Location
AddressUS 19A/23 at Balsam Gap southwest of Waynesville
CountyHaywood
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.440290, -83.073600
Sources
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