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THE FRANKLIN VRLZS, FRAIUILIN, II. C. Thursday, June 2", i:r, Historical Sites and Local History in Macon County (Cy W. J. Morgan) No section of -North Carolina is richer in historical sites atnl lore than Macon ivinity. Tlu- best known and most prominent historical ob ject is ihcln.clian Mound near the -dcjKit at Franklin, it beiiiK the largest and best preserved of any jjf our mounds. Here was the sacred town of Nuquasscc which seems to have been the capital and the centre of the religious and social life of the Middle Cherokccs. It was here that the clans came for their tribal and religious ceremonies, and where the chiefs and warriors sat in solemn council and discussed the problems of Indian life. How long this mound was in build ing there is now no way of knowing, but it must have taken a long period of years, possibly centuries, as the Indians had no beasts of burden and and the work all had to be done by hand, the earth being carried to the top of the mound in baskets, and possibly something being added to .height of the mound each year. There are other mounds up ' and lown the river and) creek valleys. All have been much reduced by rosion and the cultivation of crops, .and irr one case the mound has been rturprl tn tho Wrl of the surround ing ground and its site is only a ! .memory. Village sites are numerous, villages -appearing on the old maps every few miles up nad down the valleys. There are copies of several old mate; in existence all having some of the same names, and each having names that none of the others have. The Rutherford expedition claims to have destroyed thirty-five villages. Jf that is correct there must have ! ESSIG MARKET IL O. ESSIG, Pr.p. Fresh Meats of All Kinds 1 been many villages that never ap peared on any of the maps. If all thecs village, sites could In located and the Indian names applied, it would add much of interest and romance to the various sections. Then there are the track rocks nea. Prentiss on which are carved the tracks of animals and birds, arrows and strange symbols that no one to day is able to interpret. On Peeks creek is the soapstone quarry where the Indians carved their soapstone pots and bowls "from the solid boulder, and where he gathered the smaller pieces from which he fashioned pipes discoidals and many problematical forms for which the student of today can only guess for what purpose they may have been used. As to the battlefields, south of Franklin near the Indian village of Echoee, Col. James Montgomery and his 2,000 scotch highlanders were met June 27, 1760, by the Cherokees under their Chief Sah-loo-ee. and the only thing fhat saved the highlanders from annihilation was the poor marksmanship of the Indians and the' valor of the 500 backwoodsmen in the party who covered the retreat. Mont gomery retreated at great sacrifice, throwing away his stores md -supplies so that the horses could carry the wxnmded.- The lead - were - sunk-in a stream so that their bodies might not be recovered . and scalped. One year later Col. James Grant met the Indians near the same place, but he overcame them and destroyed their villages and crops and drove them in to the hills to starve! In 1776 another army of 2,400. men came in to the valley. This army was under the command of Col. Ruth erford and they encamped at Frank lin. A detachment sent to destroy Sugahtown (Kul-et-sc-yi) cast of Franklin, was surprised by the Cher okees and escaped only after a fierce battle and through the help of a detachment sent to their relief. Rutherford himself encountered a force in Wayah Gap but repulsed them after a hard battle. .An Indian killed in this f ight -vasf oundh-to-- be a woman dressed as a man. husband of Sally I'eer, who lived here j well remembered by the old people long enough afterward, before joining j on account of a feud between him her people farther west, to give her and a white man. This white nun name to the little stream. lay in ambush in a near by swamp On the .Morgan farm on lower ! and when Yellow Pear came to the P.urningtown once stood the Cabin of Yellow Pear, a Cherokee whose In dian name was Yo-nah-Qua. He was cabin door at, daybreak with a small child in his arms, the bullet intended for the Indian man killed the child. It is evident that every section .of the county is teeming with romance and unwritten history, and the loca tion marking and mapping the sites and piecing the threads of eur locil history together, furnishes a broad field for some one that has the time and is inerestcd in such things. , rn ms,&y mm FRANKLIN, N. C. 3 rMj. -'muuijI Lt: of Kiur.li Ml- n We have a world of Bargains For You in every article in our store. Come in and buy a dress, a pair of shoes, hose, or a hat, and dress up for the 4th of July. We have priced every thing right and have bought merchandise to sell at bargain prices. Come and convince yourself. These prices will prevail until after the 4th of July. 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These are extra shaded lots; and other properties will be sold. r ( T ON SAME DAY AND DATE, JULY 4th, AT 2:30 Mrs. Anna G. Reece and J. W. Reece Properties, near the finest Golf Links in Western North Carolina, on Highlands and Dillard Highway, two houses and forty lots, nice home sites, water, and lights in front of property. This is a wonderfull3pportunity for home seekers and invest ors. DO NOT MISS THIS DAY AND DATE-JULY 4th. Terms easy on all sales. Terms Easy Gash Prizes Phone Ivy 1100 J. P. Oglesby, Mgr. REALTY AySDKI Ladies Invited V Band Concert Home Office Room 608 SALES AGENTS Ansley Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. U
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