Hickory Ground, also known as Otciapofa (or Odshiapofa, Ocheopofau, and Ocheubofau)[3] is an historic Upper Muscogee Creek tribal town and an archaeological site in Elmore County, Alabama near Wetumpka.[1][4][5] It is known as Oce Vpofa in the Muscogee language;[6] the name derives from oche-ub,"hickory" and po-fau, "among".[3] It is best known for serving as the last capital of the National Council of the Creek Nation, prior to the tribe being moved to the Indian Territory in the 1830s.[6][7] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1980.[1][1][8][9]