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The Burnt Village

The Burnt Village is a Georgia historical marker in Troup County, dedicated 1956.

On Lower Glass Bridge Road one mile north of Ferrell-Tatum Road in LaGrange.

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The Muscogee Indian village of Ocfusknena was 1,000 yards from here. Nearby shoals in the river formed an ancient crossing for traders and travelers going west of the Chattahoochee. On Sept. 27, 1793, a group of Georgians, seeking to destroy the village whose warriors had raided their outpost settlements, gathered on the bank of the river, waited until dark and, with their guns and powder held over their heads, waded the river to attack the sleeping village. A few warriors escaped into Alabama. The town was burned and became known as "The Burnt Village" for the charred posts that marked the site for many years.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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Georgia, 1795, covering the location of The Burnt Village, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Georgia, 1795, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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This historical marker is part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program and was erected by the Georgia Historical Commission. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's own marker database.

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