Yuchi Town Site, Archaeological site near Fort Moore, Alabama.
Yuchi Town Site is an archaeological location near Fort Moore that covers a broad expanse containing remains of multiple indigenous settlements. The site sits within the Chattahoochee River valley and reveals layers of occupation spanning different periods.
The site began as an Apalachicola village occupied from about 1650 to 1715, when the Spanish kept a garrison at Apalachicola and a short-lived mission at Sabacola. The Apalachicola allied with Spanish Florida against the English in the Carolinas and were destroyed as a culture. The Yuchi then occupied the site until their removal to Indian Territory in 1836.
Yuchi Town Site holds graves, aboriginal pottery and trade beads from its Apalachicola phase, dated 1650–1715, when Spain kept a garrison at Apalachicola and a short-lived mission at Sabacola. The Yuchi phase lasted until their removal to Indian Territory in 1836.
Yuchi Town Site lies in a remote part of Fort Benning (now Fort Moore) in Russell County, Alabama, about 18 km north of Columbus, Georgia. The site sits roughly 72 m above sea level on flat ground. Access is through the military installation, so check entry requirements before setting out.
Yuchi Town is the largest known historic village site of the Yuchi people, occupied until their removal to Indian Territory in 1836. Archaeologists have found Apalachicola graves, aboriginal pottery and trade beads there, remains of a village that also hosted a short-lived Spanish mission at Sabacola.
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