New Echota was named after Chota, the former capital of the Overhill Cherokee, which with the region of the Overhill Towns had been ceded to the United States the year before.
New Echota was named after Chota. Chota was the former capital of the Overhill Cherokee. Chota had been ceded to the United States the year before. Chota was the former capital of the Overhill Cherokee with the region of the Overhill Towns.