About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 65. Chapters: Maryville, Tennessee, Alcoa, Tennessee, Townsend, Tennessee, Rockford, Tennessee, Eagleton Village, Tennessee, Friendsville, Tennessee, Louisville, Tennessee, Seymour, Tennessee, Overhill Cherokee, U.S. Route 321, Cades Cove, National Register of Historic Places listings in Blount County, Tennessee, Hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Foothills Parkway, Walland, Tennessee, Tremont, Tennessee, Happy Valley, Tennessee, Little River, Chilhowee, Calderwood Dam, McGhee Tyson Airport, Tallassee, Roundtop Trail, Thunderhead Mountain, Calderwood, Tennessee, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Spence Field, Gregory Bald, Clover Hill Mill, Abrams Falls Trail, U.S. Route 129 in Tennessee, Deals Gap, North Carolina, WQJK, Little River Railroad, Foothills Mall, Knoxville Metropolitan Area, Chilhowee Dam, Fort Loudoun Lake, Chilhowee Inn, Chilhowee Mountain, Blount County Schools, Sam Houston Schoolhouse, Anderson Hall, Pistol Creek, Bethlehem Methodist Church, Cloyd's Creek Presbyterian Church, Friends Church, Little River Road. Excerpt: The term Overhill Cherokee refers to the former Cherokee settlements located in what is now Tennessee in the southeastern United States. The name was given by 18th century European traders and explorers who had to cross the Appalachian Mountains to reach these settlements when traveling from British colonies along the Atlantic coast. Situated along the lower Little Tennessee, lower Tellico, and lower Hiwassee rivers, the Overhill towns rose to prominence within the Cherokee Nation in the early 18th century when trade with the British was standardized. In the early part of the century, the Overhill towns' remote location at the far end of the Trading Path made them accessible only to those traders and explorers adventurous and opportunistic enough to make the treacherous journey ...
