Long Island of the Holston (Kingsport, Tennessee)

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Long Island of the Holston was a sacred meeting place of the Cherokee. A possible origination for the name "Tennessee" is the old Yuchi Indian word, "Tana-see," meaning "The Meeting Place," which refers to The Long Island of the Holston River.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_of_the_Holston
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Coordinates:   36°31'49"N   82°33'50"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago