Year Erected: 1956
Marker Text: The ruins of the Muscogee (Creek) Native American village, Okfuskenena, are now underneath West Point Lake around 1,000 yards from here. Shallow points in the river formed a path for traders and travelers heading west of the Chattahoochee. On September 27, 1793, a group of Georgia militiamen attacked the village at night, seeking to destroy it in response to recent Native American horse thefts and settlement raids. The militia killed six men, kidnapped eight women and children, and wounded many others. A small number of Muscogee escaped into what is now Alabama during the attack. Okfuskenena was burned and became known as “The Burnt Village” for the charred posts that marked the site for many years.
Re-erected in 2025 by the Georgia Historical Society
Tips for Finding This Marker: On Lower Glass Bridge Road one mile north of Ferrell-Tatum Road in LaGrange.
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