Nancy Ward, Beloved Woman of the Overhill Cherokees, and her son Fivekiller are buried here. Their graves overlook the pastoral landscape along the Ocoee River, near where she operated an inn at Womankiller Ford in her later years. The site is owned by the State of Tennessee and managed by the Hiwassee/Ocoee Hiwassee State Park. Â See the Nancy Ward Gravesite on the Furs to Factories Trail.
Highway 411 E. (halfway between Ocoee & Benton) Benton, TN Â ÂHiwassee/Ocoee State Park
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