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      • Long before European explorers came to the Americas, the Native American, known as the Waxhaws, inhabited the area near Cane Creek in the Catawba River Valley. They were a small tribe of the Siouan language group. The origin of their name is not known for sure, but it may mean People of the Cane, in the common trade language used by native groups.
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  3. museumofthewaxhaws.org › local-history › waxhaw-indiansThe Waxhaws (Native Americans) - Museum of the Waxhaws

    Long before European explorers came to the Americas, the Native American, known as the Waxhaws, inhabited the area near Cane Creek in the Catawba River Valley. They were a small tribe of the Siouan language group. The origin of their name is not known for sure, but it may mean People of the Cane, in the common trade language used by native groups.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WaxhawsWaxhaws - Wikipedia

    The Waxhaws is a geographical region extending beyond both sides of the border between what now is North Carolina and South Carolina, United States. It encompasses the areas currently known as Lancaster, Union and Mecklenburg counties. The name is derived from that of the Indigenous people who first inhabited the landbase, the Waxhaw people.

  5. www.scencyclopedia.org › sce › entriesWaxhaws | South Carolina Encyclopedia

    Jul 7, 2016 · Like many South Carolina Indian nations, the Waxhaws spoke a Siouan language. The origin of their name is uncertain. Some believe it means “people of the cane.” The first known contact between the Waxhaws and Europeans occurred in 1566, when a party of about one hundred Spanish explorers passed through the Waxhaw lands.

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  7. museumofthewaxhaws.org › local-historyLocal History - Museum of the Waxhaws

    The story of our local history begins with the first people to roam these lands – the Waxhaw Indians. European settlers, primarily Scots-Irish, discovered a home place for themselves in a new world they called the ‘Garden of the Waxhaws.’.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Waxhaw_peopleWaxhaw people - Wikipedia

    History. 17th century. 18th century. Notes. References. External links. Waxhaw people. The Waxhaw people were a Native American tribe who historically lived in present-day counties of Lancaster, in South Carolina; and Union and Mecklenburg in North Carolina, around the area of present-day Charlotte. Name.

  9. www.scencyclopedia.org › sce › entriesWaxhaws (Region) | South Carolina Encyclopedia

    Jul 7, 2016 · The Waxhaws area was settled by Scots-Irish who came from Virginia and Pennsylvania. They brought the Presbyterian faith with them and founded Old Waxhaw Church, the oldest in the upcountry, around 1750.

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