Indian Burial mound..
Helen Georgia is rich with Indian History,this image is an example of a bit of that,not all of it is wonderful due to mans aggression towards one another.
A white latticework gazebo sits atop this ancient Indiana burial mound in the middle of flat pasture near the banks of the Chattahoochee River. This mound gradually grew as burial after burial occurred. A partial excavation of the mound in 1915 identified several house sites and 75 burials. Clovis projectile point, clay vessels, and bone and shell beads date human habitation in Nacoochee Valley back some 12,000 to 14,000 years at the close of the last ice age. For centuries, these migrant people moved through the Nacoochee Valley, building their simple homes with central fire pits. They lived off the fruits and berries of the land, hunted its forests, and fished the waters of the nearby river and creeks. They buried their dead in mounds like this, and eventually, moved on.
Captain John Nichols, who owned property during the late 1800s, built the gazebo on top of the mound. Some sources say it was built as a place of entertainment. Others say it was erected as a tribute to the vanquished natives.
A romantic Romeo and Juliet-like Indian legend is also attached to the of the Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound. The legend is an old one that is documented by some of the first white settlers who came this way. The legend claims that Indian lovers from opposing tribes are buried within the mound. Sautee, a brave of the Chickasaw Tribe, and Nacoochee, the daughter of a Cherokee Chief, fell immediately and hopelessly in love when a Chickasaw band stopped in Cherokee territory at a designated resting place along the Unicoi Trail. The two lovers met in the night and ran away to nearby Yonah Mountain to spend a few idyllic days together. When they later confronted Nacoochee’s father with the idea of creating peace between the two nations, Chief Wahoo ordered Sautee thrown from the high cliffs of Yonah Mountain while Nacoochee was forced to watch. Almost immediately, Nacoochee broke away from her father’s restraining hands and leaped from the cliff to join her lover. At the foot of the cliff, the lovers dragged their broken bodies together and locked in a final embrace and died there. The Chief, overcome with remorse, realized the greatness of love and buried the lovers, still locked in death, near the banks of the Chattahoochee River in this burial mound.
The Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound is located at the intersection of GA 17 and GA 75.Information obtained from" Browns Guide to Georgia"
Indian Burial mound..
Helen Georgia is rich with Indian History,this image is an example of a bit of that,not all of it is wonderful due to mans aggression towards one another.
A white latticework gazebo sits atop this ancient Indiana burial mound in the middle of flat pasture near the banks of the Chattahoochee River. This mound gradually grew as burial after burial occurred. A partial excavation of the mound in 1915 identified several house sites and 75 burials. Clovis projectile point, clay vessels, and bone and shell beads date human habitation in Nacoochee Valley back some 12,000 to 14,000 years at the close of the last ice age. For centuries, these migrant people moved through the Nacoochee Valley, building their simple homes with central fire pits. They lived off the fruits and berries of the land, hunted its forests, and fished the waters of the nearby river and creeks. They buried their dead in mounds like this, and eventually, moved on.
Captain John Nichols, who owned property during the late 1800s, built the gazebo on top of the mound. Some sources say it was built as a place of entertainment. Others say it was erected as a tribute to the vanquished natives.
A romantic Romeo and Juliet-like Indian legend is also attached to the of the Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound. The legend is an old one that is documented by some of the first white settlers who came this way. The legend claims that Indian lovers from opposing tribes are buried within the mound. Sautee, a brave of the Chickasaw Tribe, and Nacoochee, the daughter of a Cherokee Chief, fell immediately and hopelessly in love when a Chickasaw band stopped in Cherokee territory at a designated resting place along the Unicoi Trail. The two lovers met in the night and ran away to nearby Yonah Mountain to spend a few idyllic days together. When they later confronted Nacoochee’s father with the idea of creating peace between the two nations, Chief Wahoo ordered Sautee thrown from the high cliffs of Yonah Mountain while Nacoochee was forced to watch. Almost immediately, Nacoochee broke away from her father’s restraining hands and leaped from the cliff to join her lover. At the foot of the cliff, the lovers dragged their broken bodies together and locked in a final embrace and died there. The Chief, overcome with remorse, realized the greatness of love and buried the lovers, still locked in death, near the banks of the Chattahoochee River in this burial mound.
The Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound is located at the intersection of GA 17 and GA 75.Information obtained from" Browns Guide to Georgia"