Gatlinburg in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tsali Monument

The Cherokee and His Two Sons

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 3, 2025

1. Tsali Monument

Inscription. To Tsali the Cherokee and his two sons who gave their lives in 1836 so that their people might remain in the Land of of the Great Smokies.

Erected 1939 by School Children of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 35° 43.057′ N, 83° 30.684′ W. Monument is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is on U.S. 441 0.2 miles north of East Parkway (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south. The marker is hard to see, but it is near a shop and across from a gas station on the Gatlinburg Parkway (Highway 441 South) after traffic light 1 & before traffic light 3. Marker is on right if heading into Gatlinburg from Pigeon Forge (going south). Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 377 Parkway, Gatlinburg TN 37738, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Greystone Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); E.E. Ogle Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); Martha Jane Ogle Cabin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza / Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Village Gate (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gatlinburg SkyBridge (approx. half a mile away); First Methodist Church – Gatlinburg (approx. half a mile away); Baskins Creek (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatlinburg.

Additional keywords. Indian Removal Act, Native American displacement, Cherokee

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Tsali Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2022, by Marcia Nelson of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,185 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.