Historical Marker
Troublesome Iron Works
Historical marker location:
Monroeton, North Carolina
( Marker is on U.S. 158 east of Monroeton Road, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2008
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.