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Citico (also "Settaco", "Sitiku", and similar variations) is a prehistoric and historic Native American site in Monroe County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The site's namesake Cherokee village was the largest of the Overhill towns , housing an estimated Indian population of 1,000 by the mid-18th century. [ 1 ]
Citico Creek Wilderness is a 16,226-acre (66 km 2) wilderness area within the Cherokee National Forest in the U.S. state of Tennessee.The wilderness contains the entire upper drainage of Citico Creek, which consists of the north and south forks and at least eight tributaries.
Citico mound was the center of Citico town, and survived essentially intact up to the US Civil War when it was dug into and used to store gunpowder. [4] It was partially excavated by Clarence Bloomfield Moore in 1914 [5] and subsequently destroyed [6] [better source needed] in 1915 to create a road extending east upriver from downtown Chattanooga.
Citico (Chattanooga, Tennessee) (40HA65) — a prehistoric and historic Native American site in modern Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. Two streams, each called Citico Creek, associated with the Citico sites in Monroe and Hamilton counties in East Tennessee.
The Citico Creek Wilderness, designated as a wilderness area in 1984, protects the upper watershed of Citico Creek and consists of 16,226 acres (65.66 km 2). The Bald River Gorge Wilderness, designated as a wilderness area in 1984, consists of 3,721 acres (15.06 km 2). It protects the Bald River and its immediate watershed.
The Monroe section of the forest includes two federally designated wilderness areas— Citico Creek and Bald River Gorge. The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest is located just across the North Carolina border to the east. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located just across the Blount County border to the northeast.
Adkinson Creek: Hatchie River: Upper Citico Creek Dam 7 ft (2.1 m) 2015 Monroe County: Citico Creek: Little Tennessee River: Rough fish barrier owned by the U.S. Forest Service. Ballard Mill Mine Dam 30 ft (9.1 m) 1992 Sweetwater
Along with multiple vistas and overlooks, the skyway provides easy vehicular access to various protected and recreational areas of the Unicoi Mountains, including the Citico Creek Wilderness, the Bald River Gorge Wilderness, and the remote interior of the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.