Altamaha Sound
Altamaha may refer to: *Altamaha chiefdom, a Native American chiefdom, part of the paramount chiefdom known as Ocute and later La Tama * Altamaha, Georgia, an unincorporated community *Altamaha River, in the U.S. state of Georgia * Altamaha Technical College, a technical college in Jessup, Georgia *Lake Altamaha Lake Altamaha is on the south side of Lake Wales, Florida, just east of Highway US 27. To the east is Miami Street and citrus groves. To the south is a motel and to the north is another motel and an abandoned restaurant. Across US 27 is Lake Wal ...

Altamaha Chiefdom
Ocute, later known as Altamaha or La Tama and sometimes known conventionally as the Oconee province, was a Native American paramount chiefdom in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Georgia in the 16th and 17th centuries. Centered in the Oconee River valley, the main chiefdom of Ocute held sway over the nearby chiefdoms of Altamaha, Cofaqui, and possibly others. The Oconee valley area was populated for thousands of years, and the core chiefdoms of Ocute emerged following the rise of the Mississippian culture around 1100. Ocute was invaded by the expedition of the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1539. At that time, Ocute was locked in a longstanding war with the rival paramount chiefdom of Cofitachequi in present-day South Carolina. The chiefdom remained a significant regional power into the 17th century, although Altamaha eclipsed Ocute as the primary center, leading the Spanish to refer to the paramountcy as La Tama. In the 1660s the chiefdom fragmented due to slav ...
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Altamaha, Georgia
Altamaha is an unincorporated community in Tattnall County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A post office called Altamaha was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1945. The community takes its name from the nearby Altamaha River The Altamaha River is a major river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It flows generally eastward for 137 miles (220 km) from its origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River towards the Atlantic Ocean, where it empties .... References Unincorporated communities in Tattnall County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{TattnallCountyGA-geo-stub ...
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Altamaha River
The Altamaha River is a major river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It flows generally eastward for 137 miles (220 km) from its origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River towards the Atlantic Ocean, where it empties into the ocean near Brunswick, Georgia. No dams are directly on the Altamaha, though some are on the Oconee and the Ocmulgee. Including its tributaries, the Altamaha River's drainage basin is about in size, qualifying it among the larger river basins of the US Atlantic coast.The Altamaha River

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Altamaha Technical College
Altamaha Technical College (ATC) is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and provides education for a seven-county service area in southeast Georgia, United States. The school's service area includes Appling, Camden, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Long, McIntosh and Wayne counties.About ATC
section of the official ATC website. Last accessed 2012-01-07. ATC is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the , and is a candidate for accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the
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