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
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Latitude

35.14897° or 35° 8′ 56″ north

Longitude

-84.17131° or 84° 10′ 17″ west

Elevation

1,611 feet (491 metres)

Open location code

867Q4RXH+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 153946827

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4471324

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hiwassee Dam Fire Department–Bear Paw Station and Bear Paw Marina.

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