Cherokee Country in Tennessee 1762 map

This interesting map of the Tennessee River area when it was still Indian territory shows 11 old sites from Tellassee to Mialaquo ( now submerged by Tellico Lake) .

Names of Indian Governor’s or Kings and fighting men listed for each village:

Kangatuckco was King & Governor of Chote with 175 fighting men. Is the European style house a trading post?

Fort Loudon & Toskegee, Timmotley & Toqua

British settlers in South Carolina were nervous about French activity in the Mississippi Valley area. Fort Loudon was built 1756-1757, the first significant British outposts west of the Appalachians. The Overhill Cherokee nation (villages on this old map) was recruited to aid the British in the French & Indian War and protect trade between the Cherokee and South Carolina.

Relations between the British and Cherokee soured after four years. In 1760 the Fort was captured by the Cherokee, with the ruins viewed by Lt Henry Timberlake (creator of this map) in 1762.

Area of the 1762 Map today. The Historic sites are mainly managed by the Tennessee State Park System.