Cherokee Heritage Trails
You are standing on land that has been part of a town for about three thousand years. This mound was the spiritual, political, and physical center of the Cherokee town of Nikwasi. A council house or town house on top of the mound held the sacred fire, and everyone gathered there to hear news, make decisions, dance, and participate in ceremonies. Surrounding the mound were about one hundred houses, a field for playing stickball, and a dance ground, as well as hundreds of acres of crops, orchards, and gardens.HM Number | HM1FGF |
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Year Placed | 2008 |
Placed By | Cherokee Heritage Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 3:56pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 283895 N 3896120 |
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Decimal Degrees | 35.18483333, -83.37335000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 11.09', W 83° 22.401' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 11' 5.4" N, 83° 22' 24.06" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 828 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 520-524 E Main St, Franklin NC 28734, US |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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