Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-28
MAY MARK site OF
old CHEHAW VILLAGE.

operation of the ladies of Leesburg
and Lee county in the project to mark
at Chehaw, near Leesburg, the spot
where Gen. Andrew Jackson visited a
tribe of friendly Greek Indians II
colonial days and around which clus-
ter other historical "reminiscences,
Miss Willie Rutherford, Mrs. NJ. II.
Lowrey and Mrs. c. A Fricker from
the local chapter of Daughters of the
American Revolution, visited Lees
burg recently and were successful in
their efforts.
The spot which will probably 3e
marked with a granite boulder or in
other effective manner is situated
about five miles from Leesburg across
MuckaIee creek. Among the Indians
it was known as Chehaw Village,
which name still clings to it. A VEN
cradle live oak, thought to have been
far more than a century old formerly
stood nearby, but it has recently been
cleared away, having died from some
unknown cause 1t is also reported
that here, or nearby, the first session
of court in Lee county was conduct
ed, while it is also believed to be al
most the exact geographical center of
the county.
The complete report of the COM
mittee appointed by the local Council
of Safety Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, which has been
prepared in interesting and delightful
manner by Mrs. c. A Fricker, chair
maa of the committee, is as follows:
with a desire to learn, or find, all
of historic note in our vicinity, and
/ near, and being on a program of his
toric research, and having learned
something through hearsay of one
"Chehaw Village" Qndian as the name
would indicated, in the neighboring
i county of Lee, and its traditional lore,
u bearing on the early history of our
u country in it's advance of civilization,
l naturally began operations of inves-
tigation, towards locating this spot
which with the help of a competent
. committee and kind local aid, we were
l. enabled to accomplish.
: This having been already spoken
@ Of, and record made, 1 see no use to
e re.no pitul.to Tor Tho ho1ah+ of oDv
d who may wish to be informed as to the
g history of Chehaw, and what it means
L to us as Americans, reference may be
" had to several Georgia histories and
/ other writings, Miller's Bench and Bar
e of Georgia, Etc, but the book which
: rendered US most complete informa-
ton is Parton's Life of Andrew
Jackson" Vol. 2, Chap. 81.
/ Later we expect to have a pamphlet
l. setting forth the history of Chehaw
y in detail.
On April goth, last, Miss Rutherford
of the Committee and Mrs. Young q
the Chapter, with your Chairman
went to Lee county to locate Chehaw
which we did through the aid o.
U Major Badly, who with his graciou;
IA daughter, Miss Badly, live at the
site of the old town of Starkville, neal
Leesburg, and very close to Chehaw.
II when this place was reached VIZ
were enabled to find the spot where
once stood the 'rChehaw Oak" a tree
famous in the surrounding country fol-
its great size. This tree fell severa,
years ago. 1t was 12O feet across
and the trunk was of a diameter Of
4, over 80 feet. The outer circumference
= is now clearly defined by circle OF
h oaks, of perfect symmetry, sprung from
e the acorns dropped from the out
O spreading limbs of the old tree.
4 Under the old tree the Indians OF
h Chehaw village, Zone of the six larg-
Il est Indian towns in the State) We're
o won't to hold their councils, and other
; ceremonies peculiar to their tribe.
4 "Subs eQuent to this trip a plat was
made by Major Badly of the circle OF
the oak, and a roadway leading from
= the public road to said circle.
Still bent on this mission the Re
gent, Mrs Lowrey, Miss Rutherford
and / went to Leesburg on the after
noon of May 8th, to endeavor to in
terest the ladies of that town in our
y work, also to invite them to be mem
bers of our Chapter to enlist them
as active helpers in this enterprise.
/ I'VE were met at the train by Judge
5 Henry Long and his son, Mr.. Raglan
Long, and taken to Mrs. Callaway's,
where we had an enthusiastic meeting
with IS ladies of Leesburg, and are
now hoping the seed planted then
will bring forth abundant fruit
, Prior to this time, the Chehaw
place, comprising the circle of 100
feet, with the roadway leading up to it
20 feet wide, was most generously do
mated to this Chapter by the owners,
Mrs. Heath, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. King, Mr.
Yeomans and the Messrs Heath.
After the meeting with Mrs. Gala
way, she very kindly carried US in her
car to see Mrs. Heath, at Century, in