Please keep the cards and letters coming regarding your opinions or documented evidence specifying the N. C. county in which Cullowhee Creek and nearby areas south and west of the Tuckasegee River were located in ....1828-1851...... Please include source references if you are sharing documented evidence. Everyone who has responded thus far gets an A++. Reiley and Jerry, I have just placed an order with Amazon for the books/references you gave. Thanks for the info. (The very interesting tidbits concerning Cullowhee was certainly a bonus!) Thanks to all, Gene