Wauhatchie 2A 42
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NickTnReb
N 35° 01.149 W 085° 22.429
16S E 648364 N 3876375
Historical Marker for Chief Wauhatchie
Waymark Code: WM50VC
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2008
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Marker Inscription: This Cherokee sub-chief lived in the area north of the road following the expulsion of his tribe from Georgia and until their forced removal to Indian Territory in 1838. An influential citizen here, he served in Colonel Gideon Morgan’s Cherokee Regiment of Jackson’s Division in the Creek War, and had been severely wounded.
Marker Name: Wauhatchie
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 2A-42
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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