William McIntosh

Creek chief William McIntosh signed the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs, ceding the nation's remaining Georgia lands. Because Creek law made unauthorized land cessions a capital crime, warriors executed him days later, on April 30, 1825.

William McIntosh is a historical marker in Flovilla, Butts County, erected in 1911. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Butts County, among 46 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.2446, -83.9202 near Flovilla. The nearest cataloged historic site is Indian Springs (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Indian Springs Hotel, McIntosh House, and Sherman’s Right at Indian Springs.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.