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Great Hiwassee ( Cherokee: ᎠᏴᏩᏏ ᎢᏆᎭ, romanized: Ayvwasi Egwaha) was an important Overhill settlement from the late 17th through the early 19th centuries. It was located on the Hiwassee River in present-day Polk County, Tennessee, on the north bank of the river where modern U.S. Route 411 crosses the river.
The Hiwassee River originates from a spring on the north slope of Rocky Mountain in Towns County in the northern area of the State of Georgia. It flows northward into North Carolina before turning westward into Tennessee, flowing into the Tennessee River a few miles west of what is now State Route 58 in Meigs County, Tennessee.
Great Hiwassee (Cherokee: ᎠᏴᏩᏏ ᎢᏆᎭ, romanized:Ayvwasi Egwaha) was an important Overhill settlement from the late 17th through the early 19th centuries. It was located on the Hiwassee River in present-day Polk County, Tennessee, on the north bank of the river where modern U.S. Route 411 crosses the river.
Great Hiwassee was an important Overhill settlement from the late 17th through the early 19th centuries. It was located on the Hiwassee River in present-day Polk County, Tennessee, on the north bank of the river where modern U.S. Route 411 crosses the river.
Ayphwa'si translates to Hiwassee and refers to a savanna or meadow. Several Cherokee towns went by this name during the 17th and 18th centuries. Also refers to towns, notably Ayuhwa 'si Egwa 'hi, or Great Hiwassee.
This video is taken about 170 ft above the Hiwassee River looking toward the eastern face of... April 23, 2016...another view of the Hiwassee Loop from the air.
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- Mark Taylor
Ride with us on the historic Hiwassee River Rail Adventure scenic rail excursion through the unspoiled Cherokee National Forest, along the beautiful and scenic Hiwassee River, and through the secluded Hiwassee River Gorge.
