The Catawba Project

Late Colonial Period (1760–1775)In the late Colonial Period,Catawba leaders negotiatedwith Crown officials tosecure title within a definedboundary to protect their coreterritory from encroachingsettlers. This boundary,surveyed in 1763, is partiallypreserved in the NC–SC stateline.The Catawba Lands are a veryfine body, it's a square of 14½miles, they occupy but a verysmall part, their Town is builtup in a very close manner andthe field that they plant doesnot exceed 100 acres…Wm. Moultrie, 1772Capt.Redhead,Catawbaleader, 1772