Nantahala University

Nantahala University is a large public research university located on the shores of Lake Nantahala in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Sequoyah. It was the first higher education institution to be founded in the Federation of Free Dixie.

History
Nantahala was founded in 1837 by renowned Cherokee nationalist and linguist Sequoyah, who in developed the Cherokee syllabary and was a great force for literacy and unity in the Cherokee Nation.