Wauhatchie

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Weathered iron image of a Native American man, set in concrete, located on Old Wauhatchie Pike near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Wauhatchie was a 19th-century chieftain of the

Creek Indians from Jan. 17 to April 11, 1814. He was moved west in the Cherokee removal of 1838.[1]

The name Wauhatchie in the Cherokee language means "terrible wolf".[2]

Legacy

Wauhatchie is the namesake of

CSX railroad yard, and the Wauhatchie Extension Railway of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad
.

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wauhatchie Pike". National Park Service. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
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