Catawba River
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The Catawba River is a major river located in the Southeastern United States. It originates in Western North Carolina and flows into South Carolina, where it later becomes known as the Wateree River.
A view of the Catawba River in McDowell County, North Carolina
On the Catawba River
Catawba people
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The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa, or Iswä but most commonly Iswa, are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. Their current lands are in South Caroli
Catawba River
…Piedmont, where it has been impounded through a series of reservoirs for flood control and generation of hydroelectricity. The river is named after the Catawba tribe of Native Americans, which lives on its banks. In their language, they call themselves "yeh is-WAH h’reh", meaning "people of the river." The…
A Catawba, 1901
Catawba at The Corn Exposition 1913, Rock Hill, South Carolina
The Catawba women are well known in the Carolinas for their pottery.
A Catawba family in 1908 South Carolina.