Historical Marker
Monroes Crossroads
Historical marker location:
Raeford, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Fayetteville Road (U.S. 401) and Vass Road (County Road 1300), on the right when traveling west on Fayetteville Road.)
Marker installed: 1954
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.