apart and were located up to from the townhouse. One of the dwellings was classified as Early Mississippian culture (c. 1000–1300 A.D.), while the others were historic Cherokee. In 1986, the burials revealed at the Chota site were reinterred in a burial mound at the Sequoyah Museum, near Vonore. The exception was the remains of Oconostota, which were buried next to the Chota monument over the townhouse site, as desired by the Cherokee. Chota monument The eight pillars stand for the seven clans and one for the Cherokee nation as a whole. See also New Echota References External links Frank H. McClung Museum Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation Cherokee towns in Tennessee 18th century Cherokee history Protected areas of Monroe County, Tennessee Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Tennessee American Revolution on the National Register of Historic Places