Tuasi

Tuasi lies at the Tennessee River gorge near Nickajack Cave. Beside the cave stood Nickajack, one of the Cherokee Lower Towns established after Dragging Canoe and his followers moved to the region in 1782. Running Water, another town nearby, served as his home. In 1794 American militia attacked and burned both settlements. Afterward, saltpetre was mined from Nickajack Cave with Cherokee permission.