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Eastern and Western Cherokee Council's reunited at Red Clay State Historic Area

 
 
Eastern and Western Cherokee Council's reunited at Red Clay State Historic Area Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
1. Eastern and Western Cherokee Council's reunited at Red Clay State Historic Area Marker
Inscription. For the first time since removal in 1838, Eastern & Western Cherokee Councils reunited on the sacred council grounds at Red Clay State Historic Area in 1984.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.
 
Location. 36° 10.345′ N, 86° 47.346′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1976 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tracy Caulkins (here, next to
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this marker); Pat Head Summitt (here, next to this marker); Dr. Rhea Seddon (here, next to this marker); Floods followed by drought in 1983 (here, next to this marker); "Homecoming '86" and beginning of third century of statehood (here, next to this marker); The failure of United American Bank of Knoxville (here, next to this marker); Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation U.S.A. (here, next to this marker); Oprah Winfrey (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Eastern and Western Cherokee Council's reunited at Red Clay State Historic Area Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
2. Eastern and Western Cherokee Council's reunited at Red Clay State Historic Area Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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