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Tomochichi greeted Oglethorpe

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Near where James Oglethorpe landed
32.081442°N 81.089518°W
Tomochichi greeted Oglethorpe when he landed here.

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Tomochichi

Tomochichi (to-mo-chi-chi') (c. 1644 – October 5, 1739) was a seventeenth-century Creek leader and the head chief of a Yamacraw town on the site of present day Savannah, Georgia. He gave his land to James Oglethorpe to build present-day Savannah, Georgia. He remains a prominent character of early Georgia history. As the principal mediator between the native population and the new English settlers during the first years of settlement, he contributed much to the establishment of peaceful relations between the two groups and to the ultimate success of Georgia.

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