The Conestee Lost Settlement Marker
Description:
Dedicated to a lost settlement of the Cherokee tribe. The former Conestee town, or also referred to as Kana’sta, was believed to have been abandoned between the 1750-1770's. Cherokee legend says these people were invited to a secret, flourishing village located within the mountains and they alone of all the Cherokee Nation escaped the long wars and suffering that followed the settlers' invasion of the mountains.
LocationMem:
Transylvania County, NC
Institution:
Cherokee Historical Association
Official/Unofficial:
Official
Historical Subject:
The Conestee Lost Settlement of the Cherokee tribe.
Physical Aspects:
A large flat, roughly square shaped slab of stone embedded in the ground with a square bronze plaque attached to it.
Date of Dedication:
July 1, 1958
Place Location:
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