Brasstown, Georgia

Brasstown is an extinct Cherokee village in Towns County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] The exact location of Brasstown is unknown to the GNIS.[1] It was situated about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of present-day Hiawassee on the upper part of Brasstown Creek.[1][2]

The name "Brasstown" is the result of a mistranslation of its native Cherokee-language name Itse' yi, which correctly translates to "town of the green valley".[2]

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