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The Tanasi Monument on the banks of the Little Tennessee River (now Tellico Lake). The monument marks the site of the now-submerged Cherokee town of Tanasi, which was the root of the state's name. Tanasi was the de facto capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1721-1730. British adventurer Sir Alexander Cuming visited the town in 1730. The inscription on the monument reads:
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8/22/2006 |
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