Tuskegee, Tennessee

Tuskegee, Tennessee

Tuskegee was an Overhill Cherokee village originally on the bank of the Tennessee River at the mouth of the Tellico River. Today the site lies under the artificial lake, Tellico Reservoir, created by Tellico Dam. Its Cherokee name was "Taskigi".

Tuskegee was the childhood home of the Cherokee scholar Sequoyah.

ee also

* [http://tennessee.gov/environment/parks/FortLoudoun/ Ft. Loudoun State Park] - near Vonore, Tennessee

* [http://www.cherokeeheritagetrails.org/vonore_places.html Cherokee Heritage Trails] - Provides directions to and basic information on the Overhill Cherokee towns in Tennessee

References

*Mooney, James. "Myths of the Cherokee" (1900, reprint 1995). (see James Mooney)


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