William Bartram Naturalist

Historical marker location:

Franklin, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Business U.S. 441) and Iotla St (Local Highway 1323), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1985

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.