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Sweetwater Heritage Museum 

Located steps away from Downtown Sweetwater, this museum showcases 150 years of the city's history with exhibits on education, business, agriculture, and local organizations. Ask for a tour so you can hear the stories you can't find anywhere else.

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Vonore Heritage Museum

 This museum features a variety of artifacts from the people of Vonore and chronicles daily life through the last 150 years. Ask for a tour from one of the volunteers so you can hear all the family stories of each exhibit.

 

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Fort Loudoun Visitor

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 Fort Loudoun State Historic Park was built in 1756 during the French and Indian War, this reconstructed British fort reflects the strategic efforts to protect trade and build alliances with the Overhill Cherokee. Today, the park’s museum and expansive grounds offer an engaging look at the people and events that shaped this pivotal moment in the region’s past.

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Charles Hall Museum

Established by Charles Hall (who was mayor of Tellico Plains for 31 years), this museum houses over ten thousand artifacts across two buildings. These artifacts range from ancient coins to a 1922 Model T telephone truck.

 

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Sequoyah Birthplace Museum

The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum chronicles the life of Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee syllabary which was one of the first writing systems for an indigenous language.

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