National Register of Historic Places Program
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.
Judaculla Rock
Cullowhee, North Carolina
NR Reference Number: 13000116
Listed: 03/27/2013
552 Judaculla Rock Road, Cullowhee, NC
Summary:
Judaculla Rock and the surrounding 0.49 acres of land belonging to Jackson County are significant not only due to the physical evidence of soapstone quarry and bowl-manufacturing activities, but also due to the unusually dense concentration of over a thousand petroglyph motifs on the main boulder. The integrity of archaeological deposits upslope and to the east of the main boulder and the unusual complexity and variety of the petroglyphs on the main boulder not only constitute distinctive examples of prehistoric technological and artistic achievements (Criterion C), but also contain information that is important for research of the prehistory and history of the place and surrounding area (Criterion D).
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