Silers Bald

… mountain on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Welch Ridge near lat. 35°33'58" N., long. 83°33'56" W. Alt. 5,620. Named for Jesse Richardson Siler (1793-1876) of Franklin, who owned the mountain and kept large herds of cattle on it.