Brasstown is an extinct Cherokee village in Towns County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] The exact location of Brasstown is unknown to the GNIS. [1] It was situated about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of present-day Hiawassee on the upper part of Brasstown Creek. [1] [2]
The name "Brasstown" is the result of a mistranslation of its native Cherokee-language name Itse' yi, which correctly translates to "town of the green valley". [2]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brasstown (historical)
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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