Meigs Line: Rangers Rediscover a Two-Century-Old Disputed Boundary Between the U.S. and Cherokee Nation

by Dwight McCarter, Joe Kelley

Rich with ranger lore, wilderness savvy and tracking expertise, Meigs Line follows Dwight McCarter and Joe Kelley, two retired rangers, on their search for Meigs Line, a survey line that resolved for years prior survey controversies between the Cherokee and American nations in 1802. Using an antique compass, cameras, old maps and a copy of what survives of Meigs' journal, they found very clear, preserved evidence of the survey--albeit only on the mountain tops--and a story to tell about a period in history when two nations worked together to resolve a dispute over territory.

175 pages, Hardcover

First published April 28, 2009