The Great Creek Land Grab - William W. (Billy) Winn
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A.W. Jones Heritage Center 610 Beachview Drive, Saint Simons Island, Georgia 31522
2017 CHAUTAUQUA LECTURE SERIES
TREACHERY! COASTAL TIES TO STORIES OF INFAMY
Notorious personalities and events have been linked to Costal Georgia over the past three centuries. This year's Chautauqua series will explore four of these connections.
LECTURE 3 - AUGUST 24
William W. (Billy) Winn - The Great Creek Land Grab
Based on his recent book, The Triumph of the Ecunnau-Nuxulgee, journalist and historian William W. (Billy) Winn will tell the tragic story of the Creek Indian Removal. Key players in the political intrigue were members of Coastal Georgia's McIntosh Clan - Georgia Governor George M. Troup and his cousin Chief William McIntosh.
Lectures will take place at 6:00 p.m. in the A.W. Jones Heritage Center Event Hall. The cost for the series is $50 for members and $95 for non-members. Visit coastalgeorgiahistory.org or call 912.634.7090 to register.
2017 series is sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors.