Moon-eyed people

The moon-eyed people are a legendary group of short, bearded white-skinned people who are said to have lived in Appalachia until the Cherokee expelled them. Stories about them, attributed to Cherokee tradition, are mentioned by early European settlers in America. In a 1797 book, Benjamin Smith Barton explains they are called "moon-eyed" because they saw poorly during the day.^[1] Some stories claim they created the area's pre-Columbian ruins, and they disappeared from the area.^[2] Barton cited as his source a conversation with Colonel Leonard Marbury (c. 1749 – 1796), an early settler of Georgia.^[3] Marbury, a Revolutionary War officer and a Congressman in the Second Provincial Congress of Georgia (1775), acted as intermediary between Native American Indians in the state of Georgia and the United States government.^[4]^[5]

^ "A search for the moon-eyed men of Fort mountain". The Chattanooga News. No. September 1, 1923 (pm ed.). Chattanooga, TN. p. 2C. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ n/a 'Chatsworth, GA, PRN' (November 20, 1969). "Forsyth County News ('Fort Mountain')". Tour Georgia: State of Adventure (PRN). Cumming, GA, USA: The Forsyth County News. p. 4. Archived from the original (Clipping) on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Kemp, Anne. "Research Notes in 'Leonard Marbury'". Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ Marbury, Leonard (April 21, 1792). "To George Washington from Leonard Marbury, 21 April 1792" (ALS). Autographed Letters (Signed), Miscellaneous Letters, Record Group 59, National Archives. Founders Online. Washington, D.C.: The University of Virginia Press, National Historical Publications and Records Commission, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. "Annotations on 'To George Washington from Leonard Marbury, 21 April 1792' (letter)". Founders Online. Washington, D.C.: The University of Virginia Press, National Historical Publications and Records Commission, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[TCN_1923a-1] "A search for the moon-eyed men of Fort mountain". The Chattanooga News. No. September 1, 1923 (pm ed.). Chattanooga, TN. p. 2C. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[2] /a 'Chatsworth, GA, PRN' (November 20, 1969). "Forsyth County News ('Fort Mountain')". Tour Georgia: State of Adventure (PRN). Cumming, GA, USA: The Forsyth County News. p. 4. Archived from the original (Clipping) on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Leonard_Marbury-3] Kemp, Anne. "Research Notes in 'Leonard Marbury'". Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[To_George_Washington_from_Leonard_Marbury,_21_April_1792-4] Marbury, Leonard (April 21, 1792). "To George Washington from Leonard Marbury, 21 April 1792" (ALS). Autographed Letters (Signed), Miscellaneous Letters, Record Group 59, National Archives. Founders Online. Washington, D.C.: The University of Virginia Press, National Historical Publications and Records Commission, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[5] The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. "Annotations on 'To George Washington from Leonard Marbury, 21 April 1792' (letter)". Founders Online. Washington, D.C.: The University of Virginia Press, National Historical Publications and Records Commission, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

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