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Great Hiwassee

Coordinates:35°14′27″N84°33′49″W / 35.24085°N 84.56361°W /35.24085; -84.56361
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Overhill Cherokee settlement

35°14′27″N84°33′49″W / 35.24085°N 84.56361°W /35.24085; -84.56361

The site of Great Hiwassee

Great Hiwassee (Cherokee:ᎠᏴᏩᏏ ᎢᏆᎭ,romanized: Ayvwasi Egwaha) was an importantOverhill settlement from the late 17th through the early 19th centuries. It was located on theHiwassee River in present-dayPolk County, Tennessee, on the north bank of the river where modernU.S. Route 411 crosses the river. The site is now part of the Tennessee Forestry Division's East Tennessee Nursery.

The town was linked toGreat Tellico andChota to the north, via theGreat Indian Warpath, which followedConasauga Creek into the mountains. The path was heavily used by theOverhill Cherokee.

References

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  • Duncan, Barbara R. and Riggs, Brett H.Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook. University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill (2003).ISBN 0-8078-5457-3
  • Mooney, James. "Myths of the Cherokee" (1900, reprint 1995). (seeJames Mooney)
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