sentences:  Western Carolina University, the village of Forest Hills, and the communities of Speedwell, Old Cullowhee Road, Buzzards Roost, and Dicks Gap are all within the township.It was one of the first areas in the county to be settled by the whites, along with Caney Fork, River, Scott Creek, and Canada townships.It is the largest township population-wise according to the 2000 United States Census.