"Dragging Canoe And The War Within A War" Presentation Set For Feb. 1

  • Friday, January 17, 2025
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will provide a 30-minute presentation on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m., discussing Dragging Canoe and his Chickamauga Cherokees in the Cherokee War of 1776 and beyond. This program will be conducted at the Gateway Site, in Moccasin Bend National Archeological District, at 10 Hamm Road in Chattanooga.  

Attendees are asked to dress accordingly for the weather, and participants may also wish to bring folding chairs.  

Officials said, "The Henderson Treaty of 1776 was one treaty too far for Cherokee leader Dragging Canoe.
Seeing more broken promises, the loss of more land and the fall of his people, he promised that the colonization of this ground would be 'dark and bloody.'  He kept his promise, and the following years would see the southern frontier burn and bleed. To learn more about this often-overlooked story and the important role played by Dragging Canoe, please join a park ranger for this special program." 

Plan accordingly as detours, one-lane roads, etc. may be encountered along Hamm Road due to Chattanooga’s Manufacturers Hamm Road Gateway Construction Project. 

For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/chch.   
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