Joachim Gans

Historical marker location:

Manteo, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 64 and Fort Raleigh Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 64.)

Marker installed: 2018

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.