William H. Thomas
Inscription
White chief and agent of
N.C. Cherokee. Secured
reservation for them.
Confederate colonel. State
senator. Home, "Stekoih
Fields," stood 1/4 mi. S.
Location
AddressUS 19A at US 441 east of Whittier
CountyJackson
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.424530, -83.349060
Sources
More markers in Jackson
Indian Boundary
Near here the highway crosses Meigs-Freeman Line, surveyed in 1802, boundary between whites & Cherokees until 1819.
Judaculla Rock
Soapstone boulder carved with Indian symbols between 500 & 1700 A.D. Sacred to the Cherokee.
Rutherford Trace
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby along Savannah Creek.
Rutherford Trace
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby, through Cowee Gap.
Echota Mission
Cherokee, NC
Methodist. Maintained by Holston Conference for Cherokee c. 1840-1885.