Chief William McIntosh Gravesite
William McIntosh, the son of a British soldier and a Creek woman as well as a cousin of Georgia
Governor George M. Troup, was a leading Creek ally of the United States during the Creek War. He
commanded Creek troops in support of U.S. forces on several occasions, including the Battle of
Autossee and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. He was murdered in 1825 by a band of Creeks angered
by his signing of the Treaty of Indian Springs, which ceded to the U.S. government all remaining
Creek lands in Georgia.
Part of his post-war plantation home is today located in McIntosh Reserve Park along the
Chattahoochee River near Carrollton, Georgia. The facility features McIntosh’s gravesite and a
reproduction of his home.
Governor George M. Troup, was a leading Creek ally of the United States during the Creek War. He
commanded Creek troops in support of U.S. forces on several occasions, including the Battle of
Autossee and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. He was murdered in 1825 by a band of Creeks angered
by his signing of the Treaty of Indian Springs, which ceded to the U.S. government all remaining
Creek lands in Georgia.
Part of his post-war plantation home is today located in McIntosh Reserve Park along the
Chattahoochee River near Carrollton, Georgia. The facility features McIntosh’s gravesite and a
reproduction of his home.
