53-543: Tallassee may refer to the following places in the United States: Tallassee, Alabama Tallassee Airport Tallassee, Tennessee Tallassee (Cherokee town) , Tennessee, a prehistoric and historic Native American site See also [ edit ] Tallahassee [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
106-649: A blockhouse and stockade surrounding the house and outbuildings of settler Samuel Mims. At the time of the War of 1812 , tensions within the Creek Nation split into factions. Creek nativists known as the Red Sticks wanted to keep traditional ways and argued against more accommodation of white settlers. But other Creek, who tended to have had more trading and other relations with whites, favored adopting elements of European-American culture. The Red Stick faction from
159-706: A building for production of a Confederate carbine, and produced supplies, laborers, and rations for the Armory, its employees, and officers." In June 1864 the Confederate army moved the Richmond Carbine Factory from Virginia to an old Tallassee cotton mill. It began manufacturing the carbines. During the course of the American Civil War , the town of Tallassee was never attacked by Union forces, except for their one attempt to destroy
212-623: A fortified homestead site 35-40 miles north of Mobile, Alabama , during the Creek War . A large force of Creek Indians belonging to the Red Sticks faction, under the command of Peter McQueen and William Weatherford , stormed the fort and defeated the militia garrison. The Red Sticks conducted the massacre, killing almost all the remaining mixed Creek, white settlers, and militia at Fort Mims. Afterward, they took nearly 100 enslaved African Americans as captives. The small fort consisted of
265-420: A highly contested race against incumbent Thomas Pollard. He remained in office for 24 years before losing in 2008. He entered the race in 2012 to reclaim his seat and he won convincingly. He retired in 2016. During his time in office, Tallassee achieved more economic growth than at any other time in the city's history. Johnny Hammock won Payne's seat in a landslide. Hammock - after his first term - focused on fixing
318-744: A mounted force of 6 companies, 150 white militia riflemen, and 30 Tensaw under Captain Dixon Bailey to intercept them. James Caller (Call/Cole) ambushed the Red Sticks in the Battle of Burnt Corn in July 1813 as the Creek were having their mid-day meal. While the United States forces were looting the pack trains, the warriors returned and drove off the Americans. The United States was now at war with
371-607: A systematic slaughter of domestic livestock, most of which belonged to men who had gained power by adopting aspects of European culture. Not understanding internal issues among the Creek, frontier whites were alarmed about rising tensions and began 'forting up' and moving into various posts and blockhouses such as Fort Mims, while the states sent military reinforcements to the frontier. American spies learned that Peter McQueen 's party of Red Sticks were in Pensacola , Spanish Florida , to acquire food assistance, supplies, and arms from
424-562: A total of fourteen plants and 227,000 spindles." "Child labor was common in the Tallassee Mills, as in thousands of American industrial plants, until the 1930s. " "The Houses on King Street, numbered 1, 3, and 5, today occupied by Ray Carr, Houston Blount, and Frazier Elliot, were built about 1863 for the families of the confederate officers in charge of the armory and those in charge of the mill." The Mount Vernon Mill in Tallassee
477-584: Is a city on the Tallapoosa River , located in both Elmore and Tallapoosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama . At the 2020 census , the population was 4,763. It is home to a major hydroelectric power plant at Thurlow Dam operated by Alabama Power Company . Tallassee is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area . The historic Creek peoples in this area are believed to have descended from
530-687: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Tallassee has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The Tallassee Recreation Department maintains three facilities. These include a public swimming pool, a public playground, a park, and the main recreational building which contains a basketball court and weight room. In addition to maintaining these facilities, the recreation department also offers and sponsors numerous youth sports and adult activities. Fort Mims massacre 265 militia, including: The Fort Mims massacre took place on August 30, 1813, at
583-580: The Mississippian culture , which flourished throughout the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys and the Southeast from about 1000 to 1450. They were mound builders, who created massive earthwork mounds as structures for political and religious purposes. They relied greatly on fishing and riverway trading at their major sites (c.f. Moundville , Tuscaloosa ). Talisi (which means "Old Town" in
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#1732782509060636-534: The Southeastern United States frontier. Settlers both demanded government action and fled the area. In the weeks following the battle, several thousand persons, about half the population of the Tensaw and Tombigbee districts, fled their settlements for Mobile. Its small population of 500 struggled to deal with them. The Red Stick victory was one of the greatest achieved by Native Americans. But
689-821: The Tri-County Weekly in 1899, was later renamed the Tallassee Times , and finally named The Tallassee Tribune in 1912. The paper serves the people in and around the Tallassee area and is published every Wednesday. Tallassee Times is an online publication launched in 2008. The weekly publication virtually has thousands of hits every week. In addition, there is a Tallassee Times TV webcam channel that features community events, such as Tallassee Tiger sports. There are three radio stations that are located in Tallassee: The Tallassee City School System serves all of
742-592: The U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 10.2 square miles (26 km ), of which 9.6 square miles (25 km ) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km , 5.21%) is water. Tallassee is located in the densely forested Emerald Mountains, a small southeastern chain of the Lower Appalachians . It is bordered by two major rivers: the Coosa River to the west, and the Tallapoosa in
795-586: The Creek Nation. In August 1813, Peter McQueen and Red Eagle (Weatherford) were the Red Stick chiefs who led the attack on Fort Mims. Nearly 1,000 warriors from thirteen Creek towns of the Alabama, the Tallapoosa, and lower Abeka bands gathered at the mouth of Flat Creek on the lower Alabama River . The mixed-blood whites, who were called Creek, of Tensaw , who had relocated from Upper Creek Towns with
848-583: The Creek language) was a town of the Coosa Province of the Mississippian culture; it was visited in 1540 by Hernando de Soto and his expedition through the Southeast. Later it was occupied by the historic Creek people. The Tallassee area was the location of the Creek capital city, Tuckabatchee , as well as the location of the seven sacred plates. Tensions first broke out as a civil war among
901-527: The Creek, but US forces also got involved. Trying to intercept a Red Sticks party who were bringing back arms thought to be purchased from the Spanish in Florida, United States Army forces attacked the Creek at the Battle of Burnt Corn . The Creek band ultimately defeated the soldiers. In retaliation, the next month the Red Sticks attacked Fort Mims , about 35 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, killing most of
954-759: The Red Sticks' cause. After several battles, Major General Andrew Jackson commanded these state militias. Together with Cherokee allies, he defeated the Red Sticks Creek faction at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , ending the Creek War. Today, the Fort Mims site is maintained by the Alabama Historical Commission . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1972. The Fort Mims massacre
1007-737: The Southeast, including the Cherokee and the Seminole tribes in Florida. The Creek who relocated from the Tuckabatchee area named a new settlement Talisi in Indian Territory. It was later known as Tulsa, Oklahoma . "Tallassee sent her fair share, and more, of her sons to fight for the Confederacy and a Tallassee textile manufacturer, Barnett, Micou, and Company, supplied cloth for Confederate uniforms and tents, leased land and
1060-478: The Spanish. The newly arrived Spanish governor, Mateo González Manrique , authorized giving the Creek 45 barrels of corn and flour, blankets, ribbons, scissors, razors, a few steers, and 1000 pounds of gunpowder and an equivalent supply of lead musket balls and bird shot. When reports of the Creek pack train reached Colonel Caller, he and Major Daniel Beasley of the Mississippi Volunteers led
1113-1007: The Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company became a part of the Mount Vernon-Woodberry Cotton Duck Company. This company was formed by the consolidation of the Columbia Duck Mills, Columbia, South Carolina; the Mount Vernon Company and the Woodberry Manufacturing Company, Baltimore, Maryland: and the Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company, Tallassee, Alabama. Besides these were included two small mills in Maryland and one in Connecticut. The new company comprises
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#17327825090601166-493: The Tallassee Mill. The Tallassee Armory was the only Confederate one not destroyed during the war. Early in the morning of November 30, 2009, the historic Hotel Talisi was heavily damaged by a fire. The hotel, closed since 2008, was purchased by a group of seven investors in the fall of 2009. It was renovated and had been reopened for a month. The fire destroyed the hotel and a consignment shop next door. The fire
1219-495: The Tensaw Native Americans led by Dixon Bailey would have to be killed to avenge their treachery at Burnt Corn. The Creek launched a second attack at 3 pm. The remaining defenders fell back into a building called the 'bastion'. The Red Sticks set fire to the 'bastion', which spread out to the rest of the stockade. The warriors forced their way into the inner enclosure and killed most of the militia defenders,
1272-540: The Upper Towns opposed both land cessions to settlers and the Lower Towns' assimilation into European-American culture. These natives were soon called "Red Sticks" because they had raised the "red stick of war," a favored weapon and symbolic Creek war declaration. Civil war among the Creek erupted in the summer of 1813. The Red Sticks attacked headmen associated with accommodation. In the Upper Towns, they began
1325-676: The Yates Dam, and Martin Dam, these power plants have a combined capacity of 269,000 horsepower. Tallassee is served by State Highway 14 , which runs northwest-northeast through the town, and State Highway 229 , which runs northwest-south. AL-14 leads east 15 mi (24 km) to Notasulga and west 22 mi (35 km) to Wetumpka . AL-229 leads north 15 mi (24 km) to Alabama State Route 63 northeast of Wetumpka, and south 8 mi (13 km) to Interstate 85 at exit 26. Tallassee Municipal Airport serves general aviation. As of
1378-420: The age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under
1431-460: The age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 32,941, and the median income for a family was $ 56,910. Males had a median income of $ 35,658 versus $ 34,018 for females. The per capita income for
1484-655: The approval of the Creek National Council, joined European-American settlers in taking refuge within the stockade of Fort Mims. There were about 517 people, including some 265 armed militiamen in the fort. Fort Mims was located about 35 to 45 miles (50–70 km) directly north of Mobile on the eastern side of the Alabama River . On August 21, 1813, a Choctaw warrior arrived at Fort Easley with news that more than 400 Red Stick warriors planned to attack Fort Easley, then Fort Madison . This news
1537-475: The bell tower was being repaired. Visitors who are unacquainted with Tallassee custom are sometimes startled by being awakened by the sound of the bell. They are sure there is a fire in town and that this is the alarm bell ringing. The bell ringing was really for the mills. Thomas Barnett married his cousin Miss Martha MiCou. Their sons, Thomas M., Jr. and Nicholas, lived in Tallassee, building homes on
1590-495: The census of 2000, there were 4,934 people, 2,067 households, and 1,343 families residing in the city. The population density was 512.2 inhabitants per square mile (197.8/km ). There were 2,367 housing units at an average density of 245.7 per square mile (94.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 80.34% White , 17.61% Black or African American , 0.34% Native American , 0.30% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.18% from other races , and 1.20% from two or more races. 1.07% of
1643-418: The city was $ 17,944. About 12.5% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,763 people, 1,905 households, and 1,247 families residing in the city. The Tallassee Tribune has been the weekly newspaper publication in Tallassee since 1899. The newspaper started as
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1696-440: The city was $ 23,946, and the median income for a family was $ 32,015. Males had a median income of $ 27,313 versus $ 22,993 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,859. About 16.9% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,819 people, 1,931 households, and 1,252 families residing in
1749-595: The city's history. Payne was raised in Etowah County, where he excelled as a high school football player for the Etowah County Blue Devils. He earned a football scholarship from Auburn University in 1963. After completing his eligibility he moved with his wife Mary Carroll to Tallassee, where he worked at Mount Vernon Mills. In 1976 he ran for city council. He won the council seat and served three terms before he ran for mayor in 1988. Payne won in
1802-513: The city. The population density was 472.5 inhabitants per square mile (182.4/km ). There were 2,284 housing units at an average density of 223.9 per square mile (86.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 72.4% White , 23.4% Black or African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.6% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.7% from other races , and 1.3% from two or more races. 3.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,931 households, out of which 29.2% had children under
1855-657: The east. The Tallapoosa River also serves as the dividing line between two counties and towns: the City of Tallassee ( Elmore County ) and East Tallassee ( Tallapoosa County ). The Alabama Power Company began to develop the Tallapoosa River in 1923 and in the following ten years three power plants built by the Alabama Power Company were built along the Tallapoosa River. Composed of the Thurlow Dam,
1908-457: The elementary school, middle school, and high school. The majority of families living in the city of Tallassee attend Tallassee City Schools. The Community Hospital, established in 1926, provides healthcare to the surrounding three counties (Elmore, Tallapoosa, and Macon). The hospital is a nonprofit organization with sixty-nine beds. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to
1961-455: The hill above the mill. Nicholas Barnett home standing today, known as the George D. Patterson home. These families put capital in the mills known as Barnett, Gilmer and Company." "MeShane Bell Foundry." Tallassee: What a Site!. Tallasse, Ala.: [Tallassee Chamber of Commerce], 1988. 20. Print Robert E (Bobby) Payne served as Tallassee's mayor for 24 years, making him the longest-tenured mayor in
2014-539: The massacre also marked the transition from a civil war within the Creek (Muskogee) nation to a war between the United States and the Red Stick warriors of the Upper Creek. Because Federal troops were largely occupied with the northern front of the War of 1812 , Tennessee , Georgia , and the Mississippi Territory mobilized their militias to move against the Upper Creek towns that had supported
2067-580: The mixed-blood Creek, and white settlers. After a struggle of hours, the defense collapsed entirely. An estimated 500 militiamen, settlers, slaves and Creeks loyal to the Americans died or were captured. The Red Sticks took some 250 scalps. By 5 pm, the battle was over, and the stockade and buildings sacked and in flames. While the Creek spared the lives of most of the enslaved blacks, they took more than 100 of them captive. At least three women and ten children are known to have been taken captive. Some 36 people, nearly all men, escaped, including Bailey, who
2120-632: The more than 500 settlers and mixed-race Lower Creek who had taken refuge there. Osceola is believed to have been born in Talisi , to a mixed-race Creek mother and an English father. He was among those Creek who migrated to Florida after the Creek War and joined the Seminole Indians . He became a prominent leader who continued resistance to US forces and settlement. The Creek Wars (1813–1814) were marked by mutual raids, civilian massacres, and scalpings by both sides. The last major battle
2173-435: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,067 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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2226-671: The portions of the city in Elmore County, and most of the portions of the city in Tallapoosa County. A portion of the Tallapoosa County section of Tallassee is in the Tallapoosa County School District . The city school system, established in 1915, operates three schools (Tallassee High School, Southside Middle School, and Tallassee Elementary School). The school system serves about 2,000 students, and employs approximately 112 teachers within
2279-471: The post against any number of Indians", but historians believe the stockade was poorly defended. At the time of the attack, the east gate was partially blocked open by drifting sand. Beasley had posted no pickets or sentries, dismissing the reports the Creeks were near. The Red Sticks attacked during the mid-day meal, attempting to take the fort in a coup de main by charging the open gate en masse . At
2332-807: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tallassee&oldid=1036747170 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tallassee, Alabama City Council Ward 1 Jeremy Taunton, Ward 2 Linda Mosher, Ward 3 Damain Carr, Ward 4. Bill Hall, Ward 5 Terrel Brown, Ward 6 Bill Godwin, Ward 7 Fred Randall Hughey, Building Inspector Trey Taylor, Police Chief Todd Buce, Tallassee (pronounced / ˈ t æ l ə s i / )
2385-472: The same time, they took control of the gun loopholes and the outer enclosure. Under Captain Bailey, the militia and settlers held the inner enclosure, fighting on for a time; after about two hours there was a pause of about an hour. The Creek, with their initial impetus blunted inside the fort and casualties rising, held an impromptu council to debate whether to continue the fight. By 3 o'clock, they decided that
2438-436: The town's crumbling infrastructure that had been long neglected. From 2016-2020 Hammock, along with a progressive council, brought in grants and funding totaling in the millions to help address the issues previously left unresolved by past administrations. Tallassee is located at 32°32′22″N 85°53′35″W / 32.53944°N 85.89306°W / 32.53944; -85.89306 (32.539402, −85.893061). According to
2491-571: The vicinity, but mounted scouts from the fort found no signs of the war party. Major Beasley had the second slave flogged for "raising a false alarm". A mounted scout delivered a second warning to Beasley on the morning of the assault, but he dismissed it and took no precautions, reportedly because of being drunk. Some of the reported sightings were by occupants of nearby Fort Pierce . The military leaders of Fort Mims thought those may have been false alarms to gain additional military support at Fort Pierce. Beasley had claimed that he could "maintain
2544-409: Was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males. The median income for a household in
2597-577: Was at Horseshoe Bend in 1814 on the banks of the Tallapoosa River . Led by then-General Andrew Jackson , a coalition of militia from Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, federal troops, Lower Creek, and Cherokee crushed the outnumbered and out-gunned Red Sticks. Jackson counted the conflict as among his politically strategic victories; it increased his popularity for later election to the presidency and his future policies of Indian removal . After their defeat, many Creek migrated to Indian Territory , while some went into hiding with other resistant Indians in
2650-485: Was completely destroyed by a fire on May 5, 2016. "The Tallassee National Guard Company served in World War I, and a community library was established in 1921. During WWII, the mills received awards of excellence from the U.S. Army for production of war materials." "The "long bell" has been rung in Tallassee at 4:30 a.m. every day except Sunday since Barnett's time except for six months period in 1948 during which
2703-444: Was mortally wounded. Two women and one girl also escaped. When a relief column arrived from Fort Stoddard a few weeks later, it found 247 corpses of the defenders and 100 of the Creek attackers. After their victory, the Red Sticks "razed the surrounding plantations.... They slaughtered over 5,000 head of cattle, destroyed crops and houses, and murdered or stole slaves." The Red Sticks' victory at Fort Mims spread panic throughout
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#17327825090602756-404: Was relayed to General Ferdinand Claiborne at St. Stephens , who sent reinforcements to Fort Easley. Claiborne reportedly believed that Major Daniel Beasley, the commander of Fort Mims, could handle an attack, and that Fort Easley was in more immediate danger. On August 29, 1813, two enslaved African Americans tending cattle outside the Fort Mims stockade reported that "painted warriors" were in
2809-501: Was ruled an arson and 17-year-old, Dylan Keith Carroll, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree arson, one count of third-degree arson, two counts of third-degree burglary, and three counts of first-degree criminal mischief. After the trial, the hotel's owners met in March 2010 and decided to rebuild the structure. However, the building remains a crumbling eyesore as Tallassee's downtown begins to revive around it as of 2021. "In 1900,
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