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Nancy Ward

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Nancy Ward, a high priestess of the Cherokee and a loyal friend of white settlers, is buried on the ridge to the west. She repeatedly prevented massacres of white settlers and several times rescued captives from death at the hands of her people. She is also credited with introducing milk cows and many improvements in homemaking into the Cherokee economy.
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Hiwassee/Ocoee, Tennessee
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