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Indian Spring History and Early Settlement Chronicles
The article recalls the discovery of Indian Spring by whites, the Dunlap and Nora union, and the 1790s to early 1800s settler movement. It traces migration from Bibb to Liberty County, notes Gov. Fitzpatrick as a cousin, outlines the McIntosh and Napothlehatchie factions, and describes early hotel sites, mills, and visitors who sought the healing waters. It mentions Dred and Jonathan Phillips, canebrake cattle moves, and the eventual break of the spell that drew tribes and settlers together amid shifting Creek leadership and treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Dunlap
Bibb
Liberty County
Georgia
Ben Fitzpatrick
Watson
Montgomery
Ala
National Congress
Fitzpatrick
Cynthia Warner
Indian Spring
Douglass Watson
Monroe County
Cochran
Duggie’’ Watson
Wm. McIntosh
Gov. Troup
Ollison
H. J. Lamar
McIntosh
Warner House
Dred
Jonathan Phillips
Jasper County
Phillips Brothers
Napothlehatchie
Big Warrior
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