Great Hiwassee

Great Hiwassee

Great Hiwassee, also known as "Ayuhwasi Egwaha" was an important Overhill Cherokee town. It was located on the Hiwassee River, near present-day Polk County, Tennessee, on the north bank of the river where highway 411 crosses the river. The site is now part of the Tennessee Forestry Division's East Tennessee Nursery.

The town was linked to Great Tellico and Chota to the north, via the Warrior Path, which followed Conasauga Creek into the mountains.

References

*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). (see James Mooney)


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