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influence on Cherokee culture
publication in Calhoun
...Nearby is New Echota, location of the last capital (1825–38) of the eastern Cherokee Nation and now a state historic site; the first Native American newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, was printed there (1828–34), using both English and the syllabary developed by Sequoyah. A segment of Chattahoochee National Forest lies to the west of the city. Inc....