Maryville is a city in and the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee. Its population was 31,907 at the 2020 census. The Great Indian Warpath was long used by the indigenous peoples of the area. A Cherokee village known as "Elajay" was situated at the confluence of Ellejoy Creek and the Little River. Its site was near the modern Heritage High School. Ensign Henry Timberlake passed through the village in 1762 while returning from his expedition to the Overhill villages to the west. He reported that it had been abandoned.
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