Date of Award
12-14-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Gina Caison
Second Advisor
John Burrison
Third Advisor
Audrey Goodman
Abstract
Despite playing a large role in the history of the Cherokee Removal, Dahlonega, Georgia has received relatively little academic attention. This study looks at the Native Southern heritage of Dahlonega through the example of Trahlyta, a Cherokee Indian Princess buried at the intersection of two highways marked by a pile of rocks and a Georgia Historical Marker. Trahlyta has appeared in the folklore and literature of Dahlonega for over a hundred years. She has been the subject of a short story, a play, a novel, blog posts, and songs. Although it seems likely that Trahlyta is a figure created by white Georgians, her various manifestations reveal a great deal about the relationship between Dahlonega and its Cherokee past.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/9417493
Recommended Citation
Pine, Allison, "Uncovering Trahlyta: Examining Textual Manifestations of Dahlonega's Cherokee Indian Princess." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2016.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/9417493