GC4YPD6 Mondo's NAT #411 - Okmulgee
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 02/16/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 58.860 W104° 53.088 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
         

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Native American Tribe Series

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Okmulgee

 

The name signifyies in the Hitchiti language, “where water boils up” and referring probably to the big springs in Butts County, Ga., called Indian Springs.  They are also called Waiki lako, “Big Spring,” Muskogee name. The Okmulgee belonged to the Muskhogean linguistic stock and the Atsik-hata group. They lived in the great bend of the Chattahoochee River, Russell County, Alabama; earlier, about the present Macon, Georgia.

 

The Okmulgee probably separated from the Hitchiti or one of their cognate towns when these towns were on Okmulgee River and settled at the point above indicated, where they became closely associated with the Chiaha and Osochi. They went west with the other Creeks and reestablished themselves in the most northeastern part of the allotted territory, where they gradually lost their identity. Although small in numbers, they gave the prominent Perryman family to the Creek Nation and its well-known head chief, Pleasant Porter.

 

A French census of about 1750 states that there were rather more than 20 effective men among the Okmulgee, and the British census of 1760 gives 30. Young, quoted by Morse, estimates a total population of 220 in 1822. There are few other enumerations separate from the general census of the Creeks.

02/16/2019 By peace love pi
Out with lasouthpaw. We got a late start for the day, had visions of a Power Trail in our head, but were defeated by Mother Nature. Almost couldn't reach this one -the hist had grown over the past 5 years! TFTC! Container was broken so we replaced in original location.

02/16/2019 By lasouthpaw
Met peace love pi at a nearby park and ride, planning to do a numbers run today. Well, the weather had other plans as it snowed, the temperature dropped, and the wind howled. For once, I was happy to be the driver while peace love pi was the runner. We got in a few and decided to call it a day. It was really snowing like crazy by now, and I kind of wondered if we were a bit crazy, too! The lid was shoved into the container, and as we tried to get it out a few pieces broke off. We put the original log in a new container before putting the cache back. Thanks for the smiley! Find #3197.

08/04/2018 By kwinseck
I appreciate the effort in mixing up the style of hide! TFTC!

08/04/2018 By bushmathster
Very nice hide. TFTC

07/15/2018 By Joe Friday
Out with OneKindWord today trying to earn the Hidden Creatures Souvenirs. with 100 finds today. TFTC's

07/14/2018 By OneKindWord
Headed out with Joe Friday today with the goal of finding at least 100 caches to earn the Hidden Creatures souvenirs. It was a hot day, but we got it done. Almost all of the caches were quick finds, with containers in good shape and well maintained logs. Not sure how we had so many unfound caches about a half hour from home, but glad we did as it allowed us to get the souvenirs fairly easily. Thanks for all of the fun placements!

07/13/2018 By dtvman
Doing some power caching today to work towards 100 for the Hidden Creatures souveniers. TFTC. On to the next.