Swain County's People and Places


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Tract
85
 
Owners:
Bird, Elvira Josephine (Patton) (13 Sep 1902 - 5 Oct 1988)
Bird, Henry (19 Jan 1899 - 10 Feb 1996)


Deed       Date
58-435  26 Sep 1929
 
AcresPriceGeographic SectionMajor Drainage
23.87$240.00Oconaluftee (outside Park)Oconaluftee
 
QuadrangleGrid SectionHomes on TractSecondary Drainage
WhittierP390
 
Purchaser map
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Tract Notes
Purchased by NC Park Commission and turned over to the National Park Service; subsequently given by the USA to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. Neither the State of NC nor the original owners were reimbursed by the federal government.