Tomochichi
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Tomochichi was the head chief of a Yamacraw town on the site of present-day Savannah, Georgia, in the 18th century. He gave land on Yamacraw Bluff to James Oglethorpe to build the city of Savannah. He
Tomochichi and his nephew, Toonahawi
Tomo chi chi and other Yamacraws Native Americans
Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Chatham County, Georgia)
Plaque on the stone marker in Wright Square
Yamacraw
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The Yamacraw were a Native American tribe that emerged in the early 18th century, occupying parts of what became Georgia, specifically along the bluffs near the mouth of the Savannah River where it en
Tomochichi
…Tomochichi (to-mo-chi-chi') (c. 1644 – October 5, 1741) was the head chief of a Yamacraw town on the site of present-day Savannah, Georgia, in the 18th century. He gave land on Yamacraw Bluff to James Oglethorpe to build the city of Savannah…
A Yamacraw delegation (right) meeting with the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America in 1734