Ogreeta

Ogreeta is a hamlet in Beaverdam Township, Cherokee, North Carolina. Ogreeta is situated nearby to the hamlet Hiwassee Village, as well as near Unaka.

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 Dam is situated 2 miles west of Ogreeta.

Ogreeta

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Ogreta” and “Ogretta”
Category: locality
Location: Beaverdam Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.15342° or 35° 9′ 12″ north

Longitude

-84.1413° or 84° 8′ 29″ west

Elevation

1,608 feet (490 metres)

Open location code

867Q5V35+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154193469

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4483185

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