Journey through Cherokee lands by Bevanah era explorer
The diary recounts a long mountain trek toward the heart of the Ottaway Cherokee region. After days amid forests, storms, and rising vistas, the traveler encounters Cherokee villagers, Indian maidens gathering berries, and a notable elder known as the Prince of Whatage. He records crossings, river fords, and a night with the forest nobleman, receiving marked hospitality, with attention to a passport from a respected white man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainorm
Cherokiea
Havi i
Beeteteg Ois
Halstein
Hogenhege
Ohio
Knoxville
Tenn
Etowah
Strawberry Plains
Claxton
Prince George
Téd
Whatage
Cam
John Stewart
Bartram’s Travels described in upcountry territory
The narrative recounts William Bartram’s 1774 journey from the Yadkin to Cherokee lands via Laughabber and Keowee, detailing Camerson’s hospitality, a guide to Seneca, and a view of Fort Prince George. It notes a Cherokee town near the Keowee, its layout, and daily life, including a white trader’s wife and Cherokee hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eves
Bartram
London
Abbeville
Anderson
Pickens
Oconee
Greenville
Shas Fort James
Dartmouth
Petersburg
Savannah
Laugh-abber
Camsron
Indian Affairs
Nancy Hanks
Laughabber
Cameron
Keowee
Seneca
Atta Kulla Kulla and the Bartram Quest in the Piedmont
In a remote trek toward Charleston over 800 miles away, Atta Kulla Kulla’s caravan learns of Bartram’s identity among white traders. The journey passes through open country with turkeys and deer, reaches another town, and ends at Fort George Keowee. The narrative reflects historic removal policies and depict Indians as pawns on history’s chessboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keewer
Middleton
South Carolina
Bourne
Bartram
Pennsylvania
John Stewart
Atta*Kulla Kulla
Stewart
Charleston
Piedmont
Tawasee
Fort George
Keowee
Tidewater
Alabama
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J. H. Johnson, A. I. A
Aiken
Bank of Western Carolina Building
Keowze
New Salem
Vale of Oconee
Oconee Moutain
Bevaic Country
Jone
Daniel Boone
Yadkin
Iaintuckee
Myles
Atla-Kulla
Tomochicht
Pasquotank
Miantonomah
Canonicus
Pawtucket
Passmaquaddy
BP Bey
Hilco All-Electric Radio
The
Radio Laborator
Holley Fuel Company Telephone
Aiken, South Carolina
United States
Webb
Columbia, S. C
Taylor Street
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