McGillivray Plantation - Near Wetumpka, AL
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N 32° 36.022 W 086° 12.463
16S E 574344 N 3607262
By the mid-1740s, McGillivray was well established as a fur trader and established a fur trading post and plantation at Little Tallassee (aka Little Tallase) near today's Wetumpka.
Waymark Code: WM19JE4
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2024
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Marker text:
McGillivray Plantation
Known As Little Tallase and "The Apple Grove"
1740 - 1793
Here lived Lachlan Mc Gillivray, a Scotch trader among the Indians. His wife, Sehoy, was the daughter of the French Captain, Marchand and Sehoy of the Creek Tribe of the Wind. Here was born their son, General Alexander McGillivray, who went in 1790 with Colonel Marinus Willett from this plantation to New York City to visit President George Washington. Here LeClerc Milfort, the Frenchman, was married to Alexander McGillivray's sister during the American Revolution. Lieut. John Heth, U. S. A., treaty commissioner, and John Pope, traveler, were here in 1791.
Placed by Alabama Anthropological Society
May 13, 1930
Marker Name: McGillivray Plantation
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Placed by the Alabama Anthropological Society
Located in front of a private residence. Please do not enter private property.
Date Dedicated / Placed: May 13, 1930
Marker Number: N/A
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