E4 THE MOULTON ADVERTISER PRIDE THURSDAY, March 24, 2011 Doublehead named so for a reason chief once called Lawrence Co. home By Jonathan Deal Staff Writer

One of the most feared Native American Chiefs in North at one time, Doublehead was a powerful Cherokee leader that lived along the banks of the . According to the histor ic marker located in the Oakville Indian Mounds Park, the exact time and location of Doublehead’s home in Lawrence County was said to be “at Brown’s Ferry from 17901802, (at) the head of the Elk River Shoals.” In Indians of the Warrior Mountains, Butch Walker goes into greater detail by saying, “Doublehead settled and lived in Law rence County at the Chero kee village of Moneetown, which was at the head of blehead, had a settlement Ridge, Alex Saunders and (Above) the Muscle Shoals near at the mouths of Town John Rogers. According to The historic Brown’s Ferry.” Creek in Lawrence County the historic marker, Dou signs stand The marker says that, and Blue Water Creek in blehead was killed “either at the foot of in 1786, most of Lawrence Lauderdale County on the for control of the cotton the Oakville County became banks of the Hogohegee trade or for his ceding of Ceremonial (Tennessee) River, known Indian lands.” land, but Doublehead was Mound at the as the “River of the Chero According to Walker, it permitted to stay because entrance to of his daughters’ marriages kees”. was most likely the later: In 1806, Doublehead, “The signing of the Cot the park. (Left) to Chickasaw Chief George Doublehead’s Colbert. Tahlonteskee and other ton Gin Treaty brought the This is most likely the Cherokee leaders signed wrath of other Cherokee historic reason for Doublehead’s the Cotton Gin Treaty leaders upon the individu marker is on resettlement to Blue Water which gave up Cherokee als who signed the treaty the main road, Creek/Town Creek Village claims to land north of the giving up Cherokee lands. just past the around the turn of the cen Tennessee River except for , a powerful museum. tury. In his book, Walker Doublehead’s reserve. Cherokee leader, made states that, “Tahlonteskee, Doublehead was killed known that Doublehead Advertiser photos the brotherinlaw of Dou on Aug. 9, 1807 by a Cher and other would pay…” by Jonathan Deal okee leader named Major 11TH ANNIVERSARY SALE CUSTOMER ON SALE APPRECIATION INSTOCK, SELECT DAYS! VINYL VINYL PLANK CARPET LAMINATE CERAMIC HARDWOOD

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