To Men Massacred on General Rutherford's Forced March, Newton
The 20 feet tall monument is made from Rowan County granite. Paneled into it is a two by four feet slab of Georgia Creole granite incised with an inscription to the men killed by Cherokee Indians in 1776. General Rutherford’s campaign was part of a multistate effort during the Revolutionary War to break the strength of the Cherokee Indians before they could ally with the British.
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Date of Installation:
July 2, 1897
Organization Responsible for Installation:
The Reverend J.C. Clapp, President of Catawba College formed an association to raise funding for the monument.
Memorial War Era(s):
Other
Location:
The monument is located on the southeast lawn of the 1924 Catawba Courthouse, now the site of the Catawba County Museum of History. It stands on the corner of N. College Street and EA Street in Newton, NC.
Published on June 30, 2017