Record #:

16080

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Oconaluftee is a reconstructed Cherokee village with structures representing different historic eras. Visitors can step into a 1540 dwelling from the era of Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, a 1750 cabin, and a later 1800 cabin. Also available to tourists are 25 native craftsmen and 20 history reenactors.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 13 Issue 3, Feb 1974, p3, il

Subject(s):

Oconaluftee Village

Record #:

24624

Author(s):

Jennings, Aubrey

Abstract:

A botanical garden created by the Cherokee Historical Association is located near the Oconaluftee Village is free to all visitors and seeks to educate people on the types of plants Native Americans relied upon for food and medicine.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 30 Issue 5, August 1962, p9, 36, il

Subject(s):

Cherokee--Description and travel; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina; Botanical gardens; Oconaluftee Village; Oconaluftee Cherokee Village

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