Hiwassee Village
Hiwassee Village is a hamlet in Shoal Creek Township, Cherokee, North Carolina. Hiwassee Village is situated nearby to the hamlet Ogreeta, as well as near Vests.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hiwassee Dam.
Hiwassee Dam
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hiwassee Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is one of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s to bring flood control and electricity to the region.
Hiwassee Village
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Hiwassee” and “Hiwassee Dam”
- Category: locality
- Location: Shoal Creek Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.14897° or 35° 8′ 56″ northLongitude
-84.17131° or 84° 10′ 17″ westElevation
1,611 feet (491 metres)Open location code
867Q4RXH+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 153946827OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4471324
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