Tryon Peak
on its summit in July, 1767
a Treaty was made between English Officers and Cherokee Chiefs.
Establishing there the extreme western frontier for White settlers.
The Mountain was named for
Willian Tryon
then Royal Governor of the Province of North Carolina.
Marker is at the intersection of Harmom Field Road and N.Trade Street (U.S. 176) on Harmom Field Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
