Inscription
Principal settlement of
the Cherokee Middle
Towns. Council house
stood on mound 300
yds. S. Town destroyed
during the Revolution.
Location
Sources
More markers in Macon
William Bartram
Philadelphia naturalist, author, exploring this area, met a Cherokee band led by their chief, Atakullakulla, in May 1776, near this...
Cherokee Defeat
In the French and Indian War Col. Grant's force of whites, Chickasaws, and Catawbas defeated the Cherokee warriors near here, June,...
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.
