Alexander Lillington

Historical marker location:

Rocky Point, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 117 and North Carolina Highway 210, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 117.)

Marker installed: 2003

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.