MUSCOGEE
A STUDY OF THE CREEK INDIANSThe Original Inhabitants of much of Alabama And Georgia
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from the Washington Co. ALGenWeb page shows present-day Elmore Co. to have been in the Upper Creek territory. This will be the area including Fort Jackson, extending westward from the Coosa River and bounded on the south and east by the Tallapoosa River.
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| Creek Indian Cessions 1732-1832 from the University of Texas map collection. |
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| "The History of Tallassee", by Virginia Golden, mentioned that Tulsa OK may have been named for Talasee (Tallassee) in Elmore Co. Tulsa was settled by a band of Creek Indians known as the Lochapokas or Lachapokas who, upon arriving in OK, built a ceremonial fire under a Council Tree (right). |
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A similar huge Council Tree (left), was located in Tuckabatchie (Elmore Co. AL) and stood until 1929. It is pictured in the "History of Tallassee". , Loachapoka (location/map), one of the oldest towns in AL is some 25 miles from Tallassee AL in Lee Co. Loachapoka history. |
Formerly located at the site of the Great Council Tree
(now meaninglessly relocated in the town of Tallassee AL),
pictured in the History of Tallassee
by Virginia Golden, reads:
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Native Media Resource Page
gives some insights into the life of the Creek people in Oklahoma.
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OK Creek Nation USGenWeb page.
Read this page and you'll see many familiar placenames.
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| Two familiar Elmore Co. AL names appear in the text listing for the office of the Kialegee Tribal Town located in Wetumka , Okmulgee Co. OK. |
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(courtesy of Goldbug)
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by CyberSpyder
![Creek Nation, 1895 [89k]](crek1895.jpg){kind=link}
![Elmore Co. AL, 1895 [27k]](el_1895.jpg){kind=link}
