One of the most important Lower Creek talwas, Kasihta (Cusseta) was a designated 'peace town' on the Chattahoochee. At its height it held many family compounds around a ceremonial center, until the 1830s removal of the Creek from Georgia.
The Creek Town of Cusseta
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The Creek Town of Cusseta is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 2014. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.3866, -84.9587 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cusseta: A Center for International Diplomacy (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The "Chattahoochee Choo Choo", Dedicated to the American Revolutionary War Infantryman, and Specialist Ross A. McGinnis.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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