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In 1777, John Lewelling led a secret plot to kill the governor. Convicted of treason, he received the state’s first pardon. He lived ¾ mile west.
Founded in 1909 by civic-minded African American women. Promoted social causes. Early statewide meetings held here.
Governor. 1961-1965. World War II veteran, U.S. Senator, and Duke University president. His tomb 6/10 mile NE.
Director, N.C. Division of Negro Education, 1921-50. White advocate for Black opportunities within the system of segregation. He lived 2 blocks N.
Location: US 441 Business (Main Street) in FranklinCounty: MaconOriginal Date Cast: 1964Large rectangular marker, with map inset, and extended text as follows: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 British in the French and Indian War (1754-63).
Many arrested under Jim Crow laws; leased from the state to build WNC Railroad. Many died, including 19 who drowned near Cowee Tunnel, 1882.
Physician; innovator in treatment of tuberculosis. Served in Europe, WWI; operated a sanatorium here, 1908-1918.
Governor, 1965-69; held posts on superior & state supreme courts. Set up initial Court of Appeals, 1967. Lived 1/10 mi. SE.
Principal Chief, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1880-1891. Led incorporation of Band & centralization of Tribal government on his property, here.
Cherokee mother town. Council house stood on mound here. Town was destroyed, 1761, by James Grant's forces.