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The Muscogee Indian village of Ocfusknena stood 1,000 yards from here near shoals in the river that 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 because its warriors had raided their outpost settlements gathered on the bank of the river, waited until dark, and waded across with their guns and powder held over their heads 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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