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The Rutherford Expedition
In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 4.3
The Cherokee, hoping to protect their lands from white settlement, sided with Britain in the American Revolution. In 1776, responding to Cherokee attacks, General Griffith Rutherford led an expedition against the Cherokee, taking slaves, burning villages, and destroying crops and food stores.
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Hiwassee Lake in Cherokee County, NC
Hiwassee Lake in Cherokee County, NC
This is Lake Hiwassee in Cherokee County, NC. The lake is surrounding almost completely by the Nantahala National Forest. It and the river that feeds it, the Hiwassee River, are host to a variety of endangered wildlife, including three types of endangered...
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