Kituwa
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kituwa-179-927764
title:
Kituwa
text:
Kituwa or giduhwa (Cherokee:ᎩᏚᏩ) is a Woodland period Native American settlement near the upper Tuckasegee River, and is claimed by the Cherokee people as their original town. An earthwork platform mound, built about 1000 CE, marks a ceremonial site here. The historic Cherokee built a townhouse on top that was used for their communal gatherings and decisionmaking; they replaced it repeatedly over decades. They identify Kituwa as one of the "seven mother towns" in their traditional homeland of th
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Historic place in North Carolina, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kituwa
date created:
2007-05-31T19:39:33Z
date modified:
2024-05-02T07:45:51Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Kittuwa-mound-cherokee-nc1.jpg","width":2045,"height":1533}
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13
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