Cullowhee’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Cullowhee. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Developed along a mountain river valley and by a creek, Cullowhee was known as a historic Cherokee village centered around an earthwork platform mound estimated to have been built by 1000 CE by people of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture. Archeological evidence from excavations at Cullowhee Mound suggests that this area had been occupied since 3000 BCE by cultures of indigenous peoples. The historic Cherokee developed a style of public architecture characterized by building large town houses, or council houses, on top of the mounds. This was the center place for the community to gather, and the town elders to meet in council. It expressed the consensus nature of their society.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Cullowhee’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cullowhee’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCullowhee Ent, 1899: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Cullowhee
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Cullowhee, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Cullowhee Ent (1899) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.