Bradley County is located in southeast Tennessee between the TN/GA State line and the Hiawassee River. It covers over 330 square miles and includes the cities of Calhoun, Charleston, and Cleveland, its county seat. This land was part of the Cherokee Nation’s territory prior to the arrival of white folk. Starting in the 1790s, visitors…
Countless Overhill Cherokee towns are buried under water in East Tennessee. The history of this region and its native people is still full of mysteries and surprises even after decades of extensive archaeological projects. The modern town of Vonore is a historically and culturally-rich, prominent archaeological site just a few miles south of Historic Loudon,…
Depending on who you ask, Loudon County is comprised of Loudon (City), Lenoir City, Tellico, Philadelphia, Greenback, Dixie Lee Junction, parts of Farragut, and Unitia. It was not until today that I even heard of Unitia; a small Quaker-established community near Friendsville that was rather lively from the 1790s until the Tennessee Valley Authority flooded…
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