Historical Marker
George E. Badger
Historical marker location:
New Bern, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street (Business U.S. 17) and Middle Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.)
Marker installed: 1939
The Cherokee Indians originally inhabited much of western North Carolina before being forcibly removed by the federal government in the 1800s. Today, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians still maintains a reservation in the western part of the state.