Too-Cowee
Too-Cowee, was an important historic Cherokee town located near the Little Tennessee River north of present-day Franklin, North Carolina. It also had a prehistoric platform mound and earlier village built by ancestral peoples.
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- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 2,014 feet (614 metres)
- Description: United States national historic site and former Cherokee town
- Also known as“Cowee”“Too-Cowee Mound”“ᎧᏫᏱ”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin.
Franklin
Franklin, also known as Franklin Township is a town in the Mountains of North Carolina.
Too-Cowee
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Latitude
35.26543° or 35° 15′ 56″ north
Longitude
-83.42° or 83° 25′ 12″ west
Open location code
867R7H8J+52
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historic = archaeological_site
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