Many arrested under Jim Crow laws; leased from the state to build WNC Railroad. Many died, including 19 who drowned near Cowee Tunnel, 1882.
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Governor, 1965-69; held posts on superior & state supreme courts. Set up initial Court of Appeals, 1967. Lived 1/10 mi. SE.
Medical maverick, radio and advertising pioneer, candidate for governor of Kansas. Boyhood home stood across the river.
First woman elected to N.C. Senate, 1930. Civic leader and clubwoman. Home was 50 yds. west.
Founder of Western Carolina University & its president, 1889-1912, & 1920-1923. Lived 5 mi. N.
A founder & benefactor of Cullowhee Academy, forerunner of Western Carolina University. Lived 2 miles north.
White chief and agent of N.C. Cherokee. Secured reservation for them. Confederate colonel. State senator. Home, "Stekoih Fields," stood 1/4 mi. S.
Methodist. Maintained by Holston Conference for Cherokee c. 1840-1885. School established 1850. Missionary's house stands 50 yards north.
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby, through Cowee Gap.
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby along Savannah Creek.