Litafatchi

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Litafatchi (also spelled Littafuchee) is a historical town of the Upper Creek tribe, located on the south bank of the upper part of Canoe Creek between Ashville and Springville in St Clair County. It was reported that the name referred to the making of arrows.

The town was burned to the ground by a cavalry force 200 strong under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Dyer on October 29, 1813. Twenty-nine prisoners were taken.

References

  • Owen, Thomas McAdory and Marie Bankhead Owen (1921) History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. 4 volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.