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Additional Resources:
"Cathey's Fort." North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program. https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/division-historical-resources/nc-highway-historical-marker-program/Markers.aspx?ct=ddl&sp=search&k=Markers&sv=N-26 (accessed August 31, 2012).
North Carolina Office of Archives and History. "Cathey's Fort: Consideration of potential development as a state historic site." 2004. https://cdm16062.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p249901coll22,647277 (accessed October 19, 2012).
"McDowell County: The Cathey-Wofford-Greenlee House." Instructional Technology Section, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. http://www.ncwiseowl.org/carolinaclips/counties/mcdowell/mcdowell/cathys.html (accessed August 31, 2012).
Brook, David L. S. "Division Of Historical Resources: Research Branch." Biennial report of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. 2002-2004. p.7-12. https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/biennial-report-of-the-north-carolina-office-of-archives-and-history-2002-2004-50th/2934141 (accessed August 31, 2012).
Image Credits:
North Carolina Office of Archives and History. "Cathey's Fort: Consideration of potential development as a state historic site." 2004. p.5. https://cdm16062.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p249901coll22,647277 (accessed October 19, 2012).
Suther, Steve. "Cathey's Fort." NCpedia. Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press. Accessed on April 2nd, 2025. https://www.ncpedia.org/catheys-fort.