Oketeyeconne Was an unincoroprated community in Clay County

Clay County, Georgia

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. It rested near the Chattahoochee River

Chattahoochee River

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Geography

Oketeyeconne's latitude is 31.6432225 and its longitude is -85.0804849. The town was flooded to create Lake Walter F. George. It now lies under 90+ feet of water. It can be found with a depth finder by boat.

History

Oketeyeconne began as Hitchiti indian town in the late 1700s. It was described by Benjamin Hawkins in 1799 as being "a nice town settled on good land with room for livestock". During the Civil War

Civil war

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 Oketeyeconne had a split affiliation with both the CSA and the Union, due to most of the town's inhabits being Native American

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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. The Muskogee-speaking Creek Confederation citizens sided with the North, and the Sawokli, Tamathli, Apalachicola, Yamasee, Mikasuki, and Seminole peoples siding with the South. Due to white

White people

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settlers the Indian citizens of Oketeyeconne became disgruntled over food shortages and land sezure. This led to a splt in the town's races. The town was also known to posess spies who kept an eye on the Whites in their town and the surrounding area. The town remained an unincorporated town unitl it was flooded to create Lake Walter F. George.