TENASEE CHEROKEE VILLAGE ~ 1F 36
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N 35° 31.964 W 084° 06.308
16S E 762474 N 3935979
N35 31.964 W084 06.308
Waymark Code: WM2GRF
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
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TENASEE CHEROKEE VILLAGE ~ 1F 36
Near here on the bank of the now-flooded Little Tennessee River was the Cherokee Indian village of Tenasee. Probably established in the 17th century, by 1753 it had been overshadowed by Chota, the principal political center during the latter half of the 18th centure. Lt. Timberlake's 1762 map of this area give the spelling of the village as Tennessee ~~ the first know use of our state's name in its current form.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker Name: TENASEE CHEROKEE VILLAGE ~ 1F 36
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 1F 36
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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