McCALL CEMETARY Transylvania County, NC

DIRECTIONS: From Brevard, NC take 276 N. towards the Blue Ridge Parkway, then left at FS475 (Forest Service Road).  Continue on past the fish hatchery where the road becomes gravel.  Drive about 5 miles almost to Glouchester Gap, but park at trail #116.  Hike the first .7 miles of Long Branch Trail until you get to the junction, and continue on straight for about another .2 miles.

SURNAME LIST: DUNN, MCCALL LATITUDE/LONGITUDE: 351525N 823737W (Per USGS)

McCALL CEMETARY [1] George W. Dunn July 3 1888 Aged Above 67 Years [2] Carter McCall Born July 15, 1885 Died Feb 10, 1897 [3] Walter McCall Born Oct 15 1887 Died Jan 20, 1897 [4] [This stone was carved, but is now broken, only thing left is part of the inscription “...ion Find Thee on the Bosom of Thy God.”  A new headstone has been replaced just East of the old one, 4a] [4a] Wife of Samuel Martha Harkins McCall Feb 27 1855 Feb 27 1892 [obverse of 4a] “May the Resurrection Find Thee on the Bosom of Thy God”  Stone replaced 1997 by: DeVore Family [5] Robert McCall Sr Born March 1800 Died January 1881 [6] Rachael McCall Born Jan 1811 Died Aug 1881 [7] Harriet L McCall Born Jan 15 1855 Died Aug 18, 1878 [8] Infant of H.L. McCall Aged 1 Month [9] [This stone is native stone, at one time carved, and the only thing currently visible is possibly the number _889.]

FIELD NOTES: The McCall Cemetary is in fair/poor condition being that it is so remote.  1st year locust and oak trees have sprout between graves. There are only 8 or 9 stones that are truly worked from non-native stone, and the main - or primary - headstone seems to be of Robert McCall Sr, based on position and date.  There remains some 20 -30 probable grave markers from native field stone serving only to mark a grave that seems to have come later in time, possibly children.  Erosion has begun to allow some ‘mounds’ to become visible and some have obvious head and foot stones be- tween.   It also seems possible that some of these unmarked sites are just stones brought by hikers and “erected” without representing a burial, because the hiking path goes right thru the middle of the cemetary and there has been some disregard, tho no apparent direct vandalism, for the sanctity of the site.

[Researcher’s note:  The day visited (9-19-98) was very overcast - in fact it rained - and so the pictures of the gravestones did not come out that well. However, the pictures themselves are in JPG format and available by request of e-mail - Zen Sutherland

 

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