Aska is an
unincorporated community
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in
Fannin County, in the
U.S. state of
Georgia.
History
"Aska" is a name derived from the
Cherokee language
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Cherokee or Tsalagi ( chr, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, ) is an endangered-to-moribund Iroquoian language and the native language of the Cherokee people. ''Ethnologue'' states that there were 1,520 Cherokee speaker ...
meaning "winter house". Prior to
European colonization
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Colonialism in the modern sense began ...
, the area that is now Aska was inhabited by the
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...
people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
A post office called Aska was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1958. The community was located inland away from the railroad.
References
Unincorporated communities in Fannin County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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