Monroe County, Tennessee
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Monroe County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 46,250. Its county seat is Madisonville, and its largest city is Sweet
Monroe County Courthouse in Madisonville
Chota Memorial
Hay bales in Tellico Plains
Cherohala Skyway in autumn
Tanasi
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Tanasi was a historic Overhill settlements site in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The village became the namesake for the state of Tennessee. It was abandoned
Monroe County, Tennessee
…The Overhill Towns had developed along the Little Tennessee and Tellico Rivers throughout present-day Monroe County, Tennessee. These included Chota, Tanasi (the name source of "Tennessee"), and Great Tellico, which at various times were each considered the Cherokee principal town or "mother town". Also in…
Monument overlooking the Tanasi site
The Tanasi site, looking northwest from the Tanasi monument
Tennessee Historical Commission marker along Citico Road
Tanasi monument, up close