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 Tomochichi Memorial
In 1733, Yamacraw chief Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe and the first Georgia colonists to settle on Yamacraw Bluff, where they built the town of Savannah. Tomochichi became a close friend and important ally to Oglethorpe. After the chief's death in 1739, James Oglethorpe had Tomochichi buried in Percival Square, which was later renamed Wright Square. In 1899, on the 160th anniversary of Tomochichi's death, Georgia's Colonial Dames arranged to have this granite boulder from Stone Mountain placed near Tomochichi's burial site. On the stone memorial is a round plaque which states the following:
 


IN MEMORY OF

TOMO - CHI - CHI

THE MICO OF THE YAMACRAWS

THE COMPANION OF OGLETHORPE

AND THE FRIEND AND ALLY OF THE

COLONY OF GEORGIA
 
 

THIS STONE HAS BEEN HERE PLACED

BY THE GEORGIA SOCIETY OF THE

COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA
 
 

1739 - 1899

 
 
 
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