Record #:

13773

Author(s):

Wilburn, H.C.

Abstract:

Oconaluftee was the original name of a village destroyed by Colonel Moore on the banks of the river also named Oconaluftee.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 43, Mar 1952, p8, il

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina; Oconaluftee River (N.C.)

Record #:

24708

Author(s):

Abstract:

A recreated 200-year-old Oconaluftee Indian Village recently opened in Cherokee at the foot of the Smokies to educate tourists about the ways Cherokees lived. The project is part of the Cherokee Historical Association’s program to perpetuate the history of the Cherokees.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 49, May 1953, p12-14, il

Subject(s):

Oconaluftee River (N.C.); Oconaluftee Cherokee Village; Oconaluftee Village; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--History

Record #:

35700

Author(s):

Carroll, Louis

Abstract:

Mingus Creek Mill offered a step back in time through visitors observing a miller operate its water powered mill, constructed during the early post-Colonial period. A souvenir for the visit included a bag containing two pounds of produce of the millers’ operation.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, May/June 1979, p28

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Oconaluftee River (N.C.); Mills--History; Swain County--History; Jackson County--History