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During the early part of the 18th century, this area was known as part of the traditional homelands of the Cherokee Nation.
In 1756, during the French and Indian War (the North American front of the Seven Years War), the British established Fort Loudoun on the Little Tennessee River near its confluence with the Tellico River, as part of an agreement with the Cherokee to gain support of their warriors. After relations soured between the British and Cherokee in 1760, when South Carolina authorities killed several Cherokee chiefs held prisoner in the colony, the Cherokee laid siege to Fort Loudoun. They killed two dozen of its garrison after their surrender in August 1760, and took many survivors captive for ransom. The British retaliated, attacking the Cherokee Lower Towns and Middle Towns in the Carolinas.
Monroe County was established in 1819 after the signing of the Calhoun Treaty, in which the Cherokee ceded to the United States claims to lands stretching from the Little Tennessee River south to the Hiwassee River. The county was named for President James Monroe.
Adjacent Counties
- Loudon County
- Blount County
- Graham County, North Carolina
- Cherokee County, North Carolina
- McMinn County
- Polk County
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Ballplay
- Coker Creek
- Hopewell Mill
- Hopewell Springs
- Jalapa
- Madisonville (County Seat)
- Sweetwater (part)
- Tellico Plains
- Vonore (part)
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Cherokee National Forest (part)
