Roanoke

Roanoke, one-half mile west of here on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River, was originally an Indian village. Incorporated in 1832 with about 30 families, a post office, and several stores, it became a thriving white settlement. A small band of Creek Indians attacked Roanoke on May 13, 1836, but they were easily repulsed. Two nights later, on May 15, 1836, about 300 Creeks burned the town in a surprise attack, and it was never rebuilt. Instead, Florence, two miles above on the river, became a flourishing town and river outlet for the surrounding territory; Florence was first called Liverpool.

Georgia · United States