Chiaha was a Native American chiefdom located in the lower French Broad River valley in modern East Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. They lived in raised structures within boundaries of s
The now-submerged site of Zimmerman's Island, where ancient Chiaha was located
The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains and form part of the
Chiaha
…remained at Chiaha for five days before departing for Coosa, described by de Soto's expedition. He spent several days traversing the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in modern Sevier and Blount counties before reaching the village of Chalahume in the Little Tennessee Valley. At the village of Satapo just downstream…
The Smoky Mountains viewed from atop Mount Le Conte in Sevier County, Tennessee, in April 2007
The Great Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee
180-degree panoramic view of the Smokies