Cusseta, also known as Kasihta, was a Peace Town of the Lower Towns, a division of the

Muscogee Confederacy The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language; English: ), are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern WoodlandsApalachicola Province Apalachicola Province was a group or association of towns located along the lower part of the Chattahoochee River in present-day Alabama and Georgia. The Spanish so called it because they perceived it as a political entity under the leadership of ...

on the

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, then in what is now the state of

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near the

Ocmulgee River The Ocmulgee River () is a western tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi (410 km) long, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the westernmost major tributary of the Altamaha."History."
''Unified Government Offices of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County.'' 2004. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012. It was one of the two major towns of the Lower Creek, with a population of 1,918 in 1832.

Origins

According to Muscogee

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, early Creek from Ocmulgee settled Cusseta and Coweta, approximately around 900–1000 CE.Isham, Theodore and Blue Clark
"Creek (Mvskoke)."
''Oklahoma History Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.'' Retrieved 29 Oct 2013.

18th–19th centuries

After the

Yamasee War The Yamasee War (also spelled Yamassee or Yemassee) was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee, who were supported by a number of allied Native Americans in ...

, the people of Cusseta moved from the

and rebuilt their town on the

Ocmulgee River The Ocmulgee River () is a western tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi (410 km) long, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the westernmost major tributary of the Altamaha.forced removal of the Creek Indians from Georgia and Alabama, Cusseta was one of the oldest and most significant Creek towns. The census of 1832–33 recorded 1,918 residents living in Cusseta. At the town on 24 March 1832, representatives of the Creek Nation signed the

Treaty of Cusseta The Treaty of Cusseta was a treaty between the government of the United States and the Creek Nation signed March 24, 1832 (). The treaty ceded all Creek claims east of the Mississippi River to the United States. Origins The Treaty of Cusset ...

, ceding all the Nation's lands east of the

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to the United States as part of Indian Removal. They were to receive territory in exchange west of the Mississippi, in what was then called

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, and annuities for their land.

Today

Lawson Army Airfield Lawson Army Airfield is a military airport located at Fort Benning in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, south of the city of Columbus, Georgia. It is Fort Benning's primary force projection platform. Facilities Lawson Army Airfield has one r ...

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, Georgia was developed on the former site of Cusseta. The modern-day municipality of

Cusseta, Georgia Cusseta ( ) is a city in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. The population was 9,565 in 2020. The city is the county seat ...

is named after the Muscogee Creek town and located closest to the historic site.

Cusseta, Alabama Cusseta is a town in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Situated between Opelika and Lanett, it was named for the ancient Creek Indian town of Cusseta. As of the 2010 census, its population was 123. Pat Garrett, the lawman famed f ...

is also named after the historic town.

Notes

External links

Kasihta (Cusseta)
historical marker {{DEFAULTSORT:Cusseta Tribal Town Muscogee tribal towns Geography of Muscogee County, Georgia Native American history of Georgia (U.S. state)