GC31WFA Mondo's NAT # 125 - Cheraw
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 08/09/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 55.725 W104° 58.137 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 1
           

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Native American Tribe series.

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Cheraw


An important tribe, probably of Siouan stock, they formerly ranged east of the Blue Ridge, from about present-day Danville, Virginia southward to the neighborhood of Cheraw, South Carolina. Though they were once almost as large as the Tuscarora tribe in North Carolina, they are less prominent in history because they were almost completely gone before the white settlements had reached their territory. They were first mentioned by Hernando de Sota in 1540 under the name of Xuala, a corruption of Suali, the name by which they are traditionally known to the Cherokee, who remember them as having anciently lived beyond the Blue Ridge.


Some years later, but previous to 1700, they settled on the Dan River near the south line of Virginia. About a decade later, they were being so harasses by the Iroquois, they abandoned their home on the Dan River and moved southeast to join the Keyauwee. However, when the North Carolina colonists became dissatisfied at the proximity of Indians, Governor Eden declared war against the Cheraw. The war was carried on against the Cheraw and their allies until the defeat and expulsion of the Yamasee in 1716. At the close of the Yamasi War the Cheraw were dwelling on the upper Pedee River near the line between the Carolinas. By 1715, they were estimated to have numbered about 510, but this number probably included the Keyauwee. Being still subject to attack by the Iroquois, they finally incorporated into the Catawba tribe between 1726 and 1739. They are mentioned as with the Catawba but, still speaking their own distinct dialect as late as 1743. The last documentation of them was in 1768, when they had been reduced by war and disease to 50 or 60 people and were still living with the Catawba.

05/27/2022 By Tremarc
Tricky, but still there. Thank you for the cache.

04/04/2022 By pollland
:(

03/08/2022 By jackk2007
Fun!

03/03/2022 By craftsman
Still there. Nice hide. S. L. Craftsman

10/29/2021 By LostinDenver
First cache of the day and it was a tough one. Not in the first through seventh places I looked :). Today we headed north to meet friends after a day of work and watching the twins. The weather is pretty nice for all and the caching gods were smiling on us. Not a single DNF.
Thanks for the cache!

05/04/2019 By Deannalynn420
First to sign the new log. Thanks for this crafty hide.

05/02/2019 By kclark1026
Dnf

12/01/2018 By mondou2
Replaced

11/06/2018 By _BriGuy_
Our 4th DNF today :/

05/24/2017 By whoforest
No luck today

04/17/2017 By Faerbers
Tftc.... a little harder but geosence wins every time!

04/13/2017 By whoforest
No luck today

10/25/2016 By mondou2
Still there waiting to be found.

09/27/2016 By jkronick
So sad. I'll be back with fresh eyes.

06/12/2016 By YPW
No luck today!

05/27/2016 By redriderz
It gets a little creepy this time of year to feel around for a cache. TFTCSL
Logged with GCDroid.

05/19/2016 By Momma Nonna
No joy tonight.

03/05/2016 By jacobboulder
Quick find with my dad. Out biking to caches around here today. It feels like spring today. SL. TFTC!

Find #1499

02/28/2016 By The Scarlet Beaver
No luck today...