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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X68_the-creeks-today-historical_Fort-Mitchell-AL.html
Today there are federally recognized Creek tribal groups in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama. The largest, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is based in the state of Oklahoma. The nation is comprised of the descendants of the Creeks who were rem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X66_archaeology-and-our-understanding-of-the-creek-people-historical_Fort-Mitchell-AL.html
Archaeology is the scientific study of the past through analysis of physical traces of daily life discovered through excavation. It enables us to extend our knowledge of human history beyond the limits of written records and to learn details about…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X62_pokkecheta-or-the-ball-play-historical_Fort-Mitchell-AL.html
Pokkecheta, or the ball play, was an ancient and vital part of the social life of the Creeks and a popular game among many groups of Southeastern Indians. The game enhanced
interaction between towns and provided highly ritualized sport and enter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WWR_the-census-of-1832-historical_Fort-Mitchell-AL.html
In 1832, a treaty with the United States allotted parcels of land to every Indian household in the Valley. A government census enumerated, according to tribal towns, every Indian head of household, along with the number of males, females, and slav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WUU_coweta-and-northeastern-russell-county-historical_Phenix-City-AL.html
During the tumultuous decades prior to the Removal of the Creeks from their ancestral homelands in the 1830s, the vicinity of the town of Coweta became an important location for interaction between the Creek Nation and the American government.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WUQ_coweta-center-for-international-diplomacy-historical_Phenix-City-AL.html
Coweta served as a critical place of interaction between Creeks and Europeans throughout
the colonial era. Situated at the intersection of regional trading routes and the claims
of expanding Spanish, English and French colonial empires, it becam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WUM_emperor-brims-mary-musgrove-and-chief-william-mcintosh-historical_Phenix-City-AL.html
Coweta was the home of many influential Creek leaders, including three individuals who figured prominently in the history of the Creek people; "Emperor" Brims, Mary Musgrove, Chief William McIntosh.
The Coweta chieftain Brims, who led Cow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WUF_the-creek-town-of-coweta-historical_Phenix-City-AL.html
The town of Coweta was actually two separate Native American settlements and dozens of affiliated outlying communities occupied at different times in what is now northeastern Russell County. "Coweta Tallahassee" (old Coweta), regarded by most arch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSK_removal-of-the-creeks-historical_Fort-Mitchell-AL.html
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The Creek Indians and their neighbors, the Yuchi, once lived in these woods in harmony with nature and in accordance with their beliefs and customs. During the 1700s and early 1800s, they were progressively dispossessed of their lands by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSJ_the-creek-nation-the-chattahoochee-indian-heritage-center-historical_Fort-Mitchell-AL.html
The Creek Nation
The Creek Nation was a loose confederacy of independent towns that ranks among the most sophisticated and powerful native political organizations in North American history. Largely speakers of the Muskogee dialect, the Creeks c…