National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
William
McIntosh Chapter
Jackson, Georgia
Established
1913
Chief William McIntosh (1775-1825)
Chapter History
The William McIntosh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was organized on May 24, 1913 in Jackson, Georgia. The chapter was named for General William McIntosh (ca 1775-1825) a half Scottish and Creek Indian Chief, who signed the Treaty of 1825 at the Indian Springs Hotel that ceded 4,700,000 acres of land occupied by the Indians to the State of Georgia. The Indians, in return, were to receive an equal amount of land west of the Mississippi River and also, the sum of $400,000. Unfortunately, he was opposed by some Upper Creek Indian villages and the Cherokee at New Echota and was killed on May 1, 1825. No money was received from the National Government or the State Government and only 600 acres of land was set aside. This is the area of the Indian Springs State Park.
Chapter House 1929
