On Prison Site Road east of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
The ground at this end of the prison is pocked with deep holes - either tunnels or wells. Overcrowding disguised the digging. Beneath the sea of tattered shelters, prisoners could work undetected with mess plates, spoons,and canteen halves.
It . . . — — Map (db m114414) HM
On Prison Site Road south of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
Father Peter Whelan, an Irish-born Catholic priest from Savannah, arrived at Andersonville on June 16, 1864, to minister to the sick and dying. While other priests visited for brief periods, Whelan remained for nearly four months during the hottest . . . — — Map (db m47796) HM
On Prison Site Road south of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m47798) HM
On Cemetery Road north of Prison Site Road, on the left when traveling north.
Grave Markers In the summer of 1867 someone photographed the prisoners’ graves from this same perspective. Names and unit numbers in the historic photo match the information on the present headstones. The markers in the photograph are wooden . . . — — Map (db m113892) HM WM
Near Georgia Route 49, 0.5 miles north of Ellaville Street (Georgia Route 228), on the right when traveling north.
After the Civil War, people wanted to preserve Civil War sites and remember fallen soldiers. At Andersonville, the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (LGAR) and the Women's Relief Corps led these efforts. They encouraged states to place . . . — — Map (db m173064) HM
On Prison Site Road south of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
Lizabeth A. Turner
Past National President
Woman's Relief Corps
Auxiliary to the
Grand Army of the Republic
—————————
Life Chairman
Andersonville Prison Board
Died at . . . — — Map (db m47830) HM
On Prison Site Road at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road.
[Front Side]:
Death Before Dishonor Erected by the Commonwealth in memory of her sons who died in Andersonville 1864-1865
[Back Side]:
Known Dead
767.
Resolves 1900
Chapter 77
Approved May 28,
W. Murray Crane . . . — — Map (db m12127) HM
On Cemetery Road, 0.5 miles north of Prison Site Road, on the left when traveling north.
In 1911 the state of New York erected this granite monument to honor its troops who died in Andersonville prison. Large monuments were a fashion of the time, built on a scale that would symbolize the prisoners' enormous sacrifice.There are twelve . . . — — Map (db m173067) HM
On Prison Site Road at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road.
Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic, Washington, D.C., May 5, 1868 I. The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country . . . — — Map (db m12140) HM
On Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north.
Erected by and in honor of all Americans held Prisoners of War in a German prison camp known as Stalag XVII-B in Krems, Austria 1943-1945 and in memory of all Americans held as POWs in European Theatre in WWII. — — Map (db m93024) WM
In honor and memory of the U.S. Army Air Force and U.S. Navy airmen who lost their lives while prisoners of war at Hiroshima, Japan, the day of the bomb-August 6, 1945.
-S/Sgt. Charles O. Baumgartner-USAAF -2nd/Lt. Durden Looper-USAAF -2nd . . . — — Map (db m93023) WM
On Prison Site Road at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road.
At this corner of the prison, the state of Wisconsin erected a monument near the site where many Wisconsin prisoners had camped. Prisoners tended to form groups by state or regiment, to sustain morale.
Look for other monuments on the prison site . . . — — Map (db m12142) HM
This building is a memorial to all Americans held as prisoners of war. Through exhibits and video presentations the museum is a reminder that American's freedoms can come at great cost.
The museum's architecture is not based on a specific place . . . — — Map (db m73170) HM WM
On Prison Site Road, on the left when traveling south.
This memorial erected in 1934 by the National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, as a tribute to the heroism of the sons of the following states who are buried in Andersonville National Cemetery. Number of dead. . . . — — Map (db m12135) HM
On Cemetery Road, 0.5 miles north of Prison Site Road, on the left when traveling north.
New York This monument, erected by The State of New York, commemorates the patriotism, sacrifices and fortitude of about nine thousand New York soldiers of the Union armies in the War of the Rebellion who were confined in the . . . — — Map (db m173246) HM WM
Near Prison Site Road, on the left when traveling east.
In Honor of the United States Army Officers and Enlisted Men As Prisoners of War in OFLAG 64 and 64Z Szubin, Poland and Schokken, Poland 6 June 1943 · 21 January 1945 Senior American Officers Col. Thomas D. Drake · Col. Paul R. Goode Lt. Col. . . . — — Map (db m113272) WM
On Prison Site Road at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road.
(Front): To her 1055 loyal sons who died here in Camp Sumpter from March 1864 to April 1865 this monument is dedicated. (Reverse): Death before Dishonor — — Map (db m12130) HM
On Prison Site Road south of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
This tablet is erected in commemoration
of the patriotic work of the Women's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, in the preservation and improvement of this historic site, comprising 87 acres, of which 72.5 acres were . . . — — Map (db m48152) HM
On Prison Site Road, 0.2 miles Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south.
Sentry boxes or "pigeon-roosts" were mounted every 100 feet along the top of the stockade. The guards there had orders to shoot any prisoner who crossed the deadline. Otherwise they had little control over conditions inside.
Perched above . . . — — Map (db m89247) HM
On Cemetery Road, 0.4 miles north of Prison Site Road, on the right when traveling north.
The prisoners' headstones are only inches apart. As the death rate at Andersonville escalated to 100 per day, officials abandoned the use of pine-box coffins and had the bodies buried shoulder to shoulder in trenches. At first only numbered stakes . . . — — Map (db m173069) HM
During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864, a spring suddenly gushed from this hillside. The prisoners were desperate for fresh water, and over time the event became legendary. Several men claimed to have seen lightning strike this spot just before . . . — — Map (db m12147) HM
On Prison Site Road, 0.1 miles east of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
Prisoners at Andersonville had to provide their own shelters. With sticks and pieces of clothing, the prisoners improvised leaky tents and lean-tos. Many prisoners had no shelter at all.
Protection from rain, dew, and broiling sun became a . . . — — Map (db m89250) HM
On Prison Site Road, 0.2 miles south of Pecan Lane, on the left when traveling west.
Within this stronghold stood the offices of the post commander and the prison commandant. Fort and headquarters were symbols of power, but the fully enclosed earthworks also reflect the authorities' besieged state of mind. Hampered by supply . . . — — Map (db m89238) HM
On Prison Site Road, on the left when traveling south.
This stream, a branch of Sweetwater Creek, was the prison's water supply. Today's neatly dredged channel is misleading. When the prison was built, the stockade posts slowed the current, turning the stream banks into acres of stagnant swamp. The . . . — — Map (db m12149) HM
On Prison Site Road at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road.
In memory of her Union soldiers and loyal sons who died in Confederate prisons during the War of 1861-65. ————— "We who live may for ourselves forget but not for those who died here." (1284 died) . . . — — Map (db m12132) HM
On Prison Site Road, 0.4 miles south of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south.
This downstream end of Stockade Branch was the site of the camp "sinks" or latrines. According to the Confederates' original plan, prisoners would get drinking water upstream and use latrines downstream, where the current would flush sewage out . . . — — Map (db m89243) HM
“…The Bataan garrison was destroyed due to its dreadful handicaps, but no army in history more thoroughly accomplished its mission…” General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
“This bronze is presented to the Andersonville National . . . — — Map (db m93022) WM
On Prison Site Road at Pecan Lane, on the left when traveling west on Prison Site Road.
From these heights near headquarters, Capt. Henry A. Wirz could observe everything withing the prison walls. Envision the white post perimeters as the stockade; 30,000 human beings within that area; the din of all those voices, the groans from . . . — — Map (db m89240) HM
On Prison Site Road, 0.2 miles Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
The unhewn logs with daylight between them betray the Confederates' haste to expand the north end of camp. In contrast, the reconstruction at the North Gate section show the carefully planned design of the stockade's initial 16 acres, when . . . — — Map (db m89248) HM
On Prison Site Road at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road.
The trail follows in the footsteps of newly arriving prisoners. Captured Union soldiers marched from the village railroad station, past this spot, and uphill to the North Gate, the main prison entrance.
After prisoners passed through the outer . . . — — Map (db m12144) HM
On Prison Site Road, 0.2 miles south of Pecan Lane, on the left when traveling west.
This empty field was the site of Andersonville's third and last hospital. There were two previous hospitals within nine months.
It did not take prisoners long to realize that few patients returned. Knowing that medicines were in short . . . — — Map (db m89239) HM
On Cemetery Road, 0.5 miles north of Prison Site Road, on the right when traveling north.
These six graves were deliberately set apart; these six prisoners were buried with dishonor.
Only enlisted soldiers were buried at Andersonville. With no Union officers to maintain order, life in the pen became anarchy. A gang known as the . . . — — Map (db m93025) HM
On Cemetery Road, 0.5 miles north of Prison Site Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Union dead in this section did not die in Andersonville prison. Buried in haste on battlefields in central and southwest Georgia, many of these soldiers were never identified. There was no system of military "dog tags" during the Civil War. A . . . — — Map (db m173071) HM
On Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
You are about to enter Andersonville, one of the largest Confederate prisoner-of-war camps. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here, nearly 13,000 died. Beyond a walking tour of the stockade area, a visit to Andersonville involves an inner . . . — — Map (db m12145) HM
Near Prison Site Road, on the left when traveling east.
Vermont To the Vermonters who Perished at Andersonville
You are the sires of generations which are and which never will be
Oh beloved of widows and spinsters
Oh, unbearable loss of mothers and sisters
and brothers and fathers and . . . — — Map (db m113277) WM
On Prison Site Road, 0.2 miles Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south.
This photograph was taken in August 1864 from a sentry box just downslope from here. The photographer was A.J. Riddle, who was preparing a report for the Confederate government.
Riddle's seven glass-plate negatives were apparently the only . . . — — Map (db m89245) HM
On Prison Site Road at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road.
[Front Side]:
This monument erected by the State of Wisconsin — in — grateful remembrance to her sons who suffered and died - in - Andersonville Prison March 1864-April 1865
[Front Lower Right Side]:
D. . . . — — Map (db m12133) HM
Near Prison Site Road at Pecan Lane, on the right when traveling north.
When the inner gates swung open, new prisoners had their first vision of life inside. The noise, the stench, the crowd of emaciated men desperate for news, must have been overwhelming.
New arrivals were known as "fresh fish." Anything of . . . — — Map (db m89237) HM
On W. Main Street (Georgia Route 49) 0 miles west of Frederick Street, on the right when traveling west.
This house was built in 1904 as the residence of Samuel Henry Rumph (1851-1922), father of Georgia's commercial peach industry. A noted horticulturist, he originated the Elberta peach at his Willow Lake Nursery. three miles east, 1870- 1875. His . . . — — Map (db m9210) HM
On North Dooly Street (Georgia Route 49) at Drayton Street, on the right when traveling south on North Dooly Street.
Macon County holds in proud and grateful remembrance her brave and loyal sons who preferred death to betrayal of her principles.
No nation rose so fair and white or fell so pure of crime.
Erected by the Phil Cook Chapter U.D.C Jan 19, 1911 . . . — — Map (db m228023) WM
On Georgia Route 26 at Flint River School Road (County Route 289), on the left when traveling east on State Route 26.
The Flint River Farms Resettlement Project was established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Resettlement Administration in 1937. The Project was one of many similar community resettlement projects organized throughout the South during the New . . . — — Map (db m53122) HM
On Georgia Route 128 at Miona Spring Road (County Route 257), on the right when traveling north on State Route 128.
Upon the chartering of Macon County, by an Act approved December 29, 1837, the town of Lanier was made the first county seat. Until 1854 it was a bustling center for many of the earliest settlers in the county including Georgia Senator and Brig. . . . — — Map (db m40140) HM
On Chatham Street (Georgia Route 49) at Asbury Road, on the right when traveling west on Chatham Street.
Horace T. Lumpkin (1857-1930) A Virginia native and son of exslaves, is credited with introducing formal education to black children in Macon County. Lumpkin, who was educated at Knoxville College, Tennessee and Atlanta University, founded the . . . — — Map (db m27258) HM
On Clifton Bradley dr (Georgia Route 90) 0 miles east of Sumter Street (County Route 128), on the left when traveling east.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 14, 1837, is named for Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, President Pro-Tem of the U.S. Senate. The first County Site at Lanier was moved to Oglethorpe in 1854 to be on the railroad. Lanier became . . . — — Map (db m223517) HM
On Georgia Route 26, 0.2 miles Georgia Route 240, on the right when traveling west.
Organized as a Lutheran society by Pastor John D. Scheck in 1836, the church which came to be located here received its first pastor with the arrival of Father Jacob Kleckley in 1838. The initial worship site for “Ebenezer Church” was . . . — — Map (db m39615) HM
On Chatham Street (Georgia Route 49) at N. Randolph Street, on the right when traveling south on Chatham Street.
Timothy Barnard, first white settler known to live on land now in Macon County, operated an Indian Trading Post on the west bank of the Flint River one mile southeast of here from pre-Revolutionary days until he died in 1820. For his loyalty to the . . . — — Map (db m27185) HM
On Boiling Spring Road, on the right when traveling south.
John Hanks was born in 1802 in Kentucky, he was a second cousin of Abraham Lincoln through Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. John Hanks stated that he first knew Lincoln when he was a boy of twelve in Spencer County, Indiana. However, it . . . — — Map (db m41240) HM
On East Main Street at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Lincoln mounted a stump by Harrell's Tavern facing this square, and defended the Illinois Whig Party candidates near this spot at age 21 in the Summer of 1830.
This statue erected Oct. 12, 1968 by the Decatur and Macon County Heritage . . . — — Map (db m12199) HM
In a second floor room on this spot the Grand Army of the Republic was organized April 6, 1866, by Dr. Benjamin E. Stephenson.This tablet is placed by The Department of Illinois Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic April . . . — — Map (db m56909) HM
On West Prairie Ave. at North Main Street on West Prairie Ave..
In February 1860 the Illinois State Republican Central Committee met in Springfield, Illinois. There the Committee selected Decatur as the site for the upcoming State Republican Convention. The site selected for the Convention was . . . — — Map (db m56911) HM
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 51) at East Main Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
In March 1830, the tiny hamlet of Decatur, Illinois, with a dozen log cabins in place, was greeted by a caravan of thirteen people. This was the family of Thomas and Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln. It was the first time that Abraham Lincoln saw the . . . — — Map (db m183837) HM
On North Water Street north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
During the State Republican convention, local photographer, E. A. Barnwell, owner of the People's Ambrotype Gallery in Decatur, decided to seek out the “biggest” man among the Convention participants. According to oral tradition, Barnwell . . . — — Map (db m183842) HM
In March 1830 Abraham Lincoln came from Indiana with his family to settle here in Macon County at a place on the north side of the Sangamon River ten miles westerly from Decatur.
The Lincolns built a log cabin and broke the sod to raise a crop of . . . — — Map (db m12398) HM
The road beside this wayside exhibit is West Main Street. It was one of the main routes into and out of the City of Decatur all during the time of Lincoln's travels as a lawyer on the Eighth Judicial Circuit, the main system of justice . . . — — Map (db m56875) HM
By 1856 Abraham Lincoln had realized that his former political party, the Whigs, was in ruins. The political landscape had changed to the point that Lincoln accepted an invitation to attend an Anti-Nebraska Editors Convention held at the . . . — — Map (db m56884) HM
On Old Route 36 east of South Lincoln Memorial Parkway (County Highway 27), on the right when traveling east.
From the site of the Lincoln cabin on the Sangamon three miles south of here, to the Wabash River opposite Vincennes, the Lincoln National Memorial Highway follows substantially the route taken by the Lincoln family in their migration from Indiana . . . — — Map (db m55617) HM
On East Main Street at South Main Street (Business U.S. 51), on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
The second courthouse was an imposing structure far that time. Located on the southeast corner of Main and Main, it stood over forty feet tall, was made entirely of brick, and had a cupola for the courthouse bell. When not in use as a courthouse, . . . — — Map (db m183838) HM
On West Williams Street at North Edwards Street on West Williams Street.
Richard J. Oglesby was born in Kentucky, journeyed to Decatur as a young orphan, and later became one of Decatur's most prominentand best-loved citizens. Oglesby made a small fortune in the California Gold Rush and fought in both the . . . — — Map (db m56877) HM
On North Merchant Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North Merchant Street.
In June 1830 farm hand Abraham Lincoln was working on the farm of his relation, William Hanks, just a few blocks from the main square in Decatur. Suddenly, he heard a disturbance coming from the square. Hopping the fence and heading to the . . . — — Map (db m183839) HM
During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln had promised to care for the men in the armed services-and for their widows and orphans. Lincoln was unable, however, to keep that promise. In response, the Grand Army of the Republic or G.A.R. . . . — — Map (db m56908) HM
On Dunbar Road at Caleb Road, on the left when traveling south on Dunbar Road.
In 1816 while this land area was still a part of the Illinois Territory and before Illinois became a state on December 3, 1818, two brothers named Lorton from St. Joseph, Michigan came to this vicinity and built an Indian trading house which also . . . — — Map (db m33295) HM
On West Main Street at South Main Street (Illinois Highway 51), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
In which Abraham Lincoln once practiced Law stood West of this Marker.
1829 - 1838
Replica placed by Decatur and Macon County Heritage Committee. — — Map (db m12197) HM
On North Franklin Street at E. Prairie Ave. on North Franklin Street.
In December 1849, an unusual event occurred for the lawyers who traveled on the Eighth Circuit. Mrs. Jane Martin Johns had recently moved to Decatur with her husband. She had set up temporary residence in the Macon House when her piano . . . — — Map (db m56906) HM
On Dunbar Road at Caleb Road, on the left when traveling south on Dunbar Road.
Forcibly removed from northen Indiana to eastern Kansas, over 800 Potawatomi encamped here, cared for sick, and were allowed to hunt; 2 children and 1 woman died; 39 deaths occurred along the entire route.
Sponsors: Hanson Engineers, . . . — — Map (db m33284) HM
On North Franklin Street (Business U.S. 51) just north of East William Street, on the right when traveling north.
[front] “Our country in her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right, but our country right or wrong.” [back]Stephen Decatur For whom this town was named in 1829 United States Naval Officer of . . . — — Map (db m169578) HM WM
On South Park Street at North Water Street on South Park Street.
The City of Decatur was chosen as the site for the 1860 Republican State Convention with Abraham Lincoln as the most prominent Republican present. As the convention delegates were beginning to take their first, formal balloting, Richard . . . — — Map (db m56912) HM
On North Park Street just west of North Franklin Street.
As the Grand Old Lady of Decatur architectural heritage, the Transfer House is not only a major city landmark, but is designated as the official symbol of the city. Originally located in downtown;s Lincoln Square, the unique structure was built in . . . — — Map (db m56886) HM
On North Water Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North Water Street.
The second day of the 1860 Illinois State Republican Convention, May 10th, arrived bright and sunny. While many of the events that would mark this Convention occurred on May 9th, including the “Railsplitter” demonstration, May 10th would . . . — — Map (db m183841) HM
Erected in this area circa 1843 by Shelton G. Whitley. He was later joined by his brother, James Whitley, who helped him operate the mill for many years. — — Map (db m12397) HM
On West Harristown Boulevard east of South Lincoln Memorial parkway (County Highway 27), on the right when traveling east.
On an eminence overlooking the Sangamon River three miles south of here stood the first home of Lincoln in Illinois. To this site came the Lincoln family in March, 1830. Here they lived until 1831, when the parents removed to Coles County and . . . — — Map (db m55618) HM
On South Atterberry Street (State Highway M) just south of Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In loving memory of Dr. Owen L. Woodward Osteopathic Physician & ”Medicine Man” to Troop B Highway Patrol 1952-1999 Mayor of Atlanta 1964-1993 Macon County & Atlanta C-3 School Boards Ambulance Board for 12 years Honorary trooper Missouri Highway . . . — — Map (db m216798) HM
On North Macon Street at East Platte Street, on the left when traveling south on North Macon Street.
Locomotive No. 112, Mogul Type, 2-6-0, was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA., Nov. 29, 1920, retired from service Dec. 29, 1962. During this period it ran 364,562 miles.
Given to the City of Bevier, January 1, 1963 by J. . . . — — Map (db m116870) HM
On East Moore Street at South Gex Street, on the left when traveling west on East Moore Street.
The La Plata Square Historic District boundaries include parts of South Gex Street, West Sanders Street, and East Moore Street. These properties are historically associated with services, recreation, and trades bordering and including the City . . . — — Map (db m216982) HM
On East Washington Street at North Rollins Street, on the right when traveling east on East Washington Street.
County seat moved to Macon City from Bloomington, by an act of Legislature in 1863
1st court held in Macon City~4th Monday, September, 1863 at Allen Academy~Corner of Union and Jackson Streets. 1st term of court in the building~Sept. 1865 cost of . . . — — Map (db m144845) HM
On South Missouri Street (U.S. 63) at County Park Drive (Lake View Drive), on the right when traveling north on South Missouri Street.
(side 1) Macon is the seat of justice for one of Missouri's richest coal bearing counties. The town was laid out on rolling upland prairie, between the Middle Fork of the Salt and the East Fork of the Chariton rivers, 1856. Hudson, named for . . . — — Map (db m156228) HM
On South Main Street north of Jones Street, on the left when traveling north.
occurring on August 8, 1862, five miles north of Stockton (now New Cambria) between Col. Joseph Porter's Confederates and Federal regiments under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Woolfolk was part of a wide-spread plan to surround and capture Porter . . . — — Map (db m106029) HM
On Phillips Street south of Main Street (Business U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south.
Beginning in 1758, South Carolina engaged in a four-year war with the Cherokee Indians, whose descendants now live in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. This war resulted from French efforts to incite the Southern Indians against the . . . — — Map (db m123225) HM
On Stewart Street just east of Phillips Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Joines family from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and known as the Joines Building. Originally housed Franklin’s first Ford Agency. In 1928, Oscar Bryant purchased the building and operated Bryant Furniture Company on the first floor . . . — — Map (db m227312) HM
On West Mills Road at Bryson City Road (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling south on West Mills Road.
Principal settlement of the Cherokee Middle Towns. Council house stood on mound 300 yds. S. Town destroyed during the Revolution. — — Map (db m203540) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 28) east of Macon Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Here stood Dixie Hall, the home of prosperous local merchant Julius T. Siler. A landowner and slaveholder. Siler joined the Confederate army along with about 3,000 other Macon County men and served as the captain of Company E, 6th North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m75472) HM
On Phillips Street at Stewart Street, on the right when traveling south on Phillips Street.
Long before the first settlers arrived here in 1818, this area teased explorers with hints of mineral wealth — especially gold, silver and copper. Not much interest was taken in Macon County's gemstones until a farmer turned up some strange . . . — — Map (db m123227) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Phillips Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
(front)
In memory of
The Sons of Macon County
who served in the
Confederate Army
during the
War Period
1861-1865
Co. H, 16th Regiment, N.C.T. Infantry
(side)
Co. I, 39th Regiment, N.C.T. Infantry
Co. E, . . . — — Map (db m75454) WM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Nikwasi Lane, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
This mound marks site of old Cherokee town, Nikwasi. A council of Sir Alexander Cuming with the Indians here lead to a treaty, 1730. — — Map (db m3261) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Nikwasi Lane, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
You are standing on land that has been part of a town for about three thousand years. This mound was the spiritual, political, and physical center of the Cherokee town of Nikwasi. A council house or town house on top of the mound held the sacred . . . — — Map (db m75523) HM
On Bryson City Road (State Highway 28) at West's Mill Road (County Road 1350), on the right on Bryson City Road.
Wedgwood potteries, England, used several tons of clay taken in 1767 from a nearby pit by Thomas Griffiths, a South Carolina planter. — — Map (db m187801) HM
Near Wayah Bald Road (Forest Road 69) 4.5 miles north of Wayah Road (State Road 1310).
Here, both the Appalachian Trail and the Bartram Trail cross Wayah Bald, affording hikers a majestic view of the surrounding mountains. Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail's original concept proposed in 1921 was to preserve the . . . — — Map (db m169122) HM
Near Wayah Bald Road (Forest Road 69) 4.5 miles north of Wayah Road (State Road 1310).
Who Was John Byrne? • In April 1931, he became Forest Supervisor for the Nantahala National Forest. • At that time, he was, at the age of 33, the youngest man to ever be appointed as a National Forest Supervisor. • He served . . . — — Map (db m169107) HM
On Phillips Street at West Main Street (Business U.S. 441), on the right when traveling north on Phillips Street.
The North Carolina Bartram Trail is a hiking trail to commemorate the 1775 visit of Philadelphia naturalist William Bartram to Western North Carolina. Begun in the 1970s, the trail parallels Bartram's actual route into Cherokee country. It begins at . . . — — Map (db m123224) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 441) east of Macon Avenue.
Confederate Col. William H. Thomas organized Thomas’s Legion of Cherokee Indians and Mountaineers is western North Carolina in September 1862. The people of this area were sometime referred to as highlanders, and local residents called Thomas’s unit . . . — — Map (db m75455) HM
Near Wayah Bald Road (Forest Road 69) 4.5 miles north of Wayah Road (State Road 1310).
A Popular Destination With its cool summer climate, beautiful azaleas, and fabulous panoramic views, Wayah Bald has been attracting visitors for centuries. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, groups of people camped together. For some . . . — — Map (db m169105) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 441) at Iotla St (Local Highway 1323), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
William Bartram Naturalist
Visited this area of the Cherokee Nation in May, 1775
while on his mission to record the natural
and cultural resources along the trading
route between the Low Country to the east
and the Overhill Country to . . . — — Map (db m123222) HM
