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Marietta History Files
The Cherokee Syllabary
The Cherokee Syllabary, developed in the 1820s, gave the language a written form which remains in use today.
For many of us who are passionate about local history, our interest extends back to a time when Marietta was yet to be built and Cobb was yet to be formed. I am, of course, speaking of the Cherokee, the people who occupied the area northwest of the Chattahoochee for more than 500 years. For some, this interest runs deeper than curiosity or fascination; many of us, both Caucasian and African-American, have Cherokee ancestors. Even those who do not (my own Native American roots are with the Muscogee Creek) feel with them a “tender kinship from the earth,” to borrow a phrase from George Eliot. For us, then, the preservation of Cherokee heritage is the preservation of our heritage. Their story is a part of ours. I have written elsewhere about …
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Marietta History Files
From Peachtree to Kennesaw
The land north of the Chattahoochee was once home to the Cherokee Nation.
The year is 1820. A man traveling from what is now downtown Atlanta through land that would become Cobb County would encounter scenery that is much different from today, though some of the names might sound familiar. Setting out from the Muscogee Creek village at Standing Peachtree, he would make his way along the Peachtree road–a footpath cut through the underbrush over the centuries. Instead of cement and glass, the skyline would consist of trees and hilltops, thick and green and devoid of kudzu. If our traveler were going northeast, he might pass the beaver ruin. Instead, he crosses the Chattahoochee at the shallow ford. In doing so, he leaves Creek territory and enters the Cherokee Nation. A full day’s walk will bring him to the …
Kim Koch
9:58 am on Monday, March 7, 2011
Thank you ! I myself am from part Cherokee blood, and this is a great review of history. more ›