Overhill Cherokee town
C24110
concept
An Overhill Cherokee town was a principal 18th-century Cherokee settlement located along the upper Tennessee River and its tributaries, serving as a political, economic, and cultural center for the Overhill division of the Cherokee people.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cherokee settlement | 2 |
| Cherokee Nation capital | 1 |
| Cherokee towns | 1 |
| former Cherokee capital | 1 |
| historic Cherokee town | 1 |
Instances (7)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Chota | — |
| Overhill Cherokee | Cherokee towns |
| Tanasi | historic Cherokee town |
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Tanasi as leading Overhill Cherokee town
surface form:
Tanasi
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— |
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Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Centre, Alabama, USA)
surface form:
Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation
|
Cherokee settlement |
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Ross’s Landing (present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA)
surface form:
Ross’s Landing
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Cherokee settlement |
| Red Clay, Cherokee Nation | Cherokee Nation capital |