Uchee

Uchee takes its name from the Yuchi people, who established a town on the Chattahoochee River and later lived along nearby Uchee Creek. In the upheaval surrounding the Yamasee War of 1715–1717, Yuchi communities moved into the Chattahoochee valley and became associated with the Creek confederacy. A long trading path connected Uchee Town with the Ocmulgee, Oconee and Ogeechee rivers to the east. As settlers advanced across Georgia, Yuchi families from other towns joined their relatives on the Chattahoochee.