Historical Marker

Horace Kephart

US 19 (Main Street) in Bryson City · Bryson City · Swain

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Author of "Our Southern

Highlanders" (1913) and

other works, naturalist,

librarian. Grave 3/10 mi.

S.W. Mt. Kephart, 30 mi. N.,

is named for him.

Location

AddressUS 19 (Main Street) in Bryson City
CityBryson City
CountySwain
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.426074, -83.447814

Sources

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Wade Hampton

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Confederate General, Governor of S.C., 1876-79, U.S. Senator.

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Chief of Oconaluftee Cherokee.

Cherokee Indian Reservation

Established by United States for Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after removal of 1838.

Ellen Black Winston 1903-1984

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Social worker. Led N.C. Board of Public Welfare, 1944-63; first Commis- sioner of U.S. Welfare.

Tsali

Bryson City, NC

Cherokee who resisted removal & escaped from U.S. troops; executed nearby, 1838.