Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Centre, Alabama, USA)

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Cherokee settlement historic place

Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Centre, Alabama, USA) was a significant early 19th-century Cherokee settlement in what is now northeastern Alabama and the birthplace of future Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Alabama) 1
Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation 0

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cherokee settlement ⓘ
historic place ⓘ
associatedWith Cherokee–United States relations NERFINISHED ⓘ
Native American history of Alabama ⓘ
history of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
birthplaceOf John Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Cherokee towns ⓘ
Former populated places in Alabama ⓘ
Native American history of Alabama ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culture Cherokee culture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalStatus no longer an active Cherokee town ⓘ
inhabitedBy Cherokee people NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

near present-day Centre, Alabama, USA ⓘ
northeastern Alabama ⓘ
namedAfter turkey (wild turkey) NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Coosa River NERFINISHED ⓘ
present-day Centre, Alabama ⓘ
notableAs birthplace of future Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross ⓘ
notableResident John Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf historic Cherokee settlements in Alabama ⓘ
presentDayCounty Cherokee County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentDayLocation Centre, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
significance significant early 19th-century Cherokee settlement ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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John Ross → birthPlace → Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Centre, Alabama, USA) ⓘ
Principal Chief John Ross → placeOfBirth → Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Centre, Alabama, USA) ⓘ
subject surface form: John Ross
this entity surface form: Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Alabama)