Historical Marker

Sabacola el Menor (Side 2)

Seminole State Park off Ga. 39, 16 miles south of Donalsonville ยท Seminole

Georgia marker

Inscription

SABACOLA EL MENOR. SPANISH EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH MISSIONS FURTHER UP THE CHATTAHOOCHEE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE CHRISTIANIZED PORTION OF THE INDIANS MOVED SOUTH TO SABACOLA. IN 1717, THE PRO-SPANISH INDIAN LEADER CHEROKEELECHE (CHEROKEE-KILLER) BUILT A STOCKADE ON THE SITE. THE TOWN WAS ABANDONED AFTER A RAID BY PRO-ENGLISH INDIANS IN 1724.

THE SITE OF SABACOLA IS NOW UNDER THE WATERS OF LAKE SEMINOLE. ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEEE COMMISSION AND THE SEMINOLE COUNTY COMMISSION 1980

Location

AddressSeminole State Park off Ga. 39, 16 miles south of Donalsonville
CountySeminole
StateGeorgia
Coordinates30.938780, -84.868870

Sources

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Sabacola el Menor (Side 1)

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SEMINOLE COUNTY. This county, created by Act of the Legislature July 8, 1920, is named for the Seminole Indians.

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