Wauhatchie
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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
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wauhatchie Pike". National Park Service. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
External links
- Chief Wauhatchie's Home historical marker
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