De Soto's expedition visited many of the Georgia and Tennessee villages later identified as Cherokee, but recorded them as then ruled by the Coosa chiefdom, while a Chalaque nation was recorded as living around the Keowee River where North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia meet.
De Soto's expedition visited many of the Georgia and Tennessee villages. These Georgia and Tennessee villages were later identified as Cherokee. De Soto's expedition recorded them as then. This then was ruled by the Coosa chiefdom. A Chalaque nation was recorded as living around the Keowee River where North Carolina meet. A Chalaque nation was recorded as living around the Keowee River where South Carolina meet. A Chalaque nation was recorded as living around the Keowee River where Georgia meet.