Nolichucky
[nol-i-chuhk-ee]
- a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing NW and W to the French Broad River. 150 miles (241 km) long.
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The name of Nolichucky river is probably a corruption of the same word.
Myths of the CherokeeJames Mooney
He found the bank of the Nolichucky teeming with merrymakers.
Pioneers of the Old SouthwestConstance Lindsay Skinner
Nolichucky Jack spurred out in front of his men and rode along the line.
Pioneers of the Old SouthwestConstance Lindsay Skinner
And in his latter days, the chiefs would make state visits to his home on the Nolichucky River.
Pioneers of the Old SouthwestConstance Lindsay Skinner
When Nolichucky Jack came home and found that his enemy had stripped him, he was in a towering rage.
Pioneers of the Old SouthwestConstance Lindsay Skinner