The first piece of a project connecting historical sites of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee is complete. When the full project is finished, a cultural corridor will run along the Little Tennessee River from Rabun County in Georgia to the town of Cherokee on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. The effort has been a long time coming. The Cowee Valley in present day Macon County is the heart of the ancient Cherokee people. It’s also home to start of the Cherokee Trail of Tears . The name Cowee