Lucv Pokv Tvise

Lucv Pokv Tvise

Lee County, AL; Native American History; Creek Indians; Loachapoka, AL; Trail of Tears

Lucv Pokv Tvise (translation: turtle sitting place) was a settlement of the Sawakee Creeks established in 1796. The residents had been forced out of South Carolina and Georgia by expanding white settlements. The village reached a peak population of 564 in 1830. After the signing of the Treaty of Cusetta in 1832, the area's economy was damaged by the influx of Creek refugees and seizure of land by white settlers. In 1835, the majority of the Sawakee residents decided to relocate to the Indian Territory, losing 83 members on the Trail of Tears. The new settlement they started on the Arkansas River, also called Lucv Pokv Tvise, would later be shortened to Tulsa. The former village site in Lee County would become the village of Loachapoka, a variation of its original Creek name.

Evan Isaac

Text: AccessGenealogy.com. "Native American History of Lee County, Alabama". http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/native-american-history-of-lee-county-alabama.htm

Richard Thornton, People of One Fire, "Chattahoochee River Indians". http://peopleofonefire.com/chattahoochee-river-indians.html#more-2031

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

2014-12-7

Evan Isaac

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