Sabacola El Menor - HCC - Seminole County, Ga.
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N 30° 48.352 W 084° 52.582
16R E 703166 N 3410016
Located In Seminole State Park off Ga 39, 16 mi S of Donalsonville,Ga.
Waymark Code: WM8V0C
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2010
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LOCATED IN SEMINOLE COUNTY, NEAR THE FORKS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND FLINT RIVERS, WAS A TOWN OF HITCHITI-SPEAKING LOWER CREEK INDIANS. A SPANISH MISSION, SANTA CRUZ DE SABACOLA EL MENOR, WAS ESTABLISHED THERE IN 1675. BY 1685, ENGLISH TRADERS FROM CHARLES TOWN HAD CONTACT WITH THE LOWER CREEKS. THE ENGLISH IN CAROLINA AND THE SPANISH IN FLORIDA WERE BOTH SEEKING THE ALLIANCE OF THE TRIBE.
Type of Marker: Park
Date: 1980
Sponsor: THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEEE COMMISSION
Marker #: Not listed
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