William Bartram - Macon County, NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member cldisme
N 35° 16.670 W 083° 40.862
17S E 256151 N 3907150
Within the Nantahala Gorge, Bartram notes his meeting with Cherokee chief Atakullakulla.
Waymark Code: WM66QF
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member sailor_dave
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This North Carolina historical marker represents the historic meeting of Bartram and Atakullakulla. It was originally installed in 1954 and replaced in 1976.

The historical marker reads as follows:

Q-44
William Bartram
Philadelphia naturalist, author, exploring this area, met a Cherokee band led by their chief, Atakullakulla, in May 1776, near this spot.
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