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Ninety Six in Greenwood County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Cherokee

(Tsalagi)

 
 
Cherokee Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, October 18, 2008
1. Cherokee Marker
Inscription.
The Cherokee referred to themselves as
Tsalagi or Aniywiyai which means the
"Principal People". Cherokee used the
area around Ninety Six as a hunting
ground, where they hunted deer,
turkey and even buffalo.

 
Erected 2011.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans.
 
Location. 34° 8.844′ N, 82° 1.321′ W. Marker is in Ninety Six, South Carolina, in Greenwood County. Marker can be reached from South Cambridge Road (State Highway 248). Marker is located in the walking trail leading from the Visitor's Center to the battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ninety Six SC 29666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 96 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walking Tour of the Park (about 400 feet away); Ninety Six National Historic Site (about 400 feet away); The Siege of Ninety Six (about 400 feet away); Ninety Six in the American Revolution (about 400 feet away); Why Is It Called Ninety Six? (about 400 feet away); Logan Log House (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Logan Log House
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(about 600 feet away); Environmental Change From Forest to Park (about 700 feet away); Monument to James Birmingham (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ninety Six.
 
Also see . . .
1. Cherokee. The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States (principally Georgia, the Carolinas and East Tennessee). (Submitted on October 18, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.) 

2. Cherokee Nation. Official website of the Cherokee Nation. (Submitted on October 18, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.) 
 
Cherokee Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, October 18, 2011
2. Cherokee Marker
Cherokee Marker and Silhoutte image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, October 18, 2011
3. Cherokee Marker and Silhoutte
Cherokee Silhoutte image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, October 18, 2011
4. Cherokee Silhoutte
Cherokee Silhoutte image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, October 18, 2011
5. Cherokee Silhoutte
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 18, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.

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