Historical Marker
Harriet-Henderson Strike
Historical marker location:
708 Old Norlina Rd, Henderson, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of North Garnett Street (Business U.S. 158) and Old Norlina Road, on the right when traveling north on North Garnett Street.)
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.