Turkeytown (Cherokee town)

It was named after the original founder of the settlement, the Chickamauga Cherokee chief, Little Turkey.

[2] Turkeytown was the original site of the United States military outpost of Fort Armstrong established in October 1813 during the War of 1812 as an ongoing protection for the area.

The town was established by Little Turkey during the Cherokee–American wars as a refuge for him and his people from the hostilities along the frontier.

Jackson responded by dispatching a detachment, led by General James White and including many Cherokee soldiers, to relieve the town.

Much of the original site of Turkeytown is now underwater, due to the impoundment of the Coosa River which formed Weiss Lake.