Hall Tales, episode 4: How Cherokee lived, left - Gainesville Times

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Hall Tales, episode 4: How Cherokee lived, left

A cabin built c. 1780 near present day Ellijay was built by the parents of Cherokee leader White Path. The cabin now sits in Gainesville as part of the Northeast Georgia History Center. White Path frequently spoke out at the Cherokee national capitol at New Echota against ceding land to the white settlers.

A cabin built c. 1780 near present day Ellijay was built by the parents of Cherokee leader White Path. The cabin now sits in Gainesville as part of the Northeast Georgia History Center. White Path frequently spoke out at the Cherokee national capitol at New Echota against ceding land to the white settlers.

How did Hall County play into the forced removal of Native Americans from the Southeast? Why was Corn Tassel hanged after his return to Hall from the Cherokee Nation?