Cherokee Defeat
Inscription
In the French and Indian War Col. Grant's force of
whites, Chickasaws, and
Catawbas defeated the
Cherokee warriors near here,
June, 1761.
Location
Sources
More markers in Macon
Cowee
Principal settlement of the Cherokee Middle Towns.
William Bartram
Philadelphia naturalist, author, exploring this area, met a Cherokee band led by their chief, Atakullakulla, in May 1776, near this...
Thomas Harbison 1862-1936
Highlands, NC
Botanist and educator.
Cherokee Victory
In the French and Indian War, the Cherokees defeated a colonial and British force from N.Y. under Colonel Montgomery near here,...
Nikwasi
Franklin, NC
This mound marks site of old Cherokee town, Nikwasi.