, United States. Situated between Opelika and Lanett, it was named for the ancient
Creek Indian
The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language), are a group of related indigenous (Native American) peoples of the Southeastern WoodlandsCusseta. As of the 2010 census, its population was 123.Pat Garrett, the lawman famed for killing the outlaw
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at th ...
, was born near Cusseta in 1850.
The community was believed to be unincorporated until 2006, when rediscovered documents indicated that Cusseta had been incorporated as a city in 1853. As the community diminished in size over the years, its status was forgotten.Brock Parker, "Cusseta: Alabama's Forgotten City," Sept. 23, 2006, available a WTVM.com /ref>
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Fort Cusseta
Fort Cusseta was a wooden stockade built by white settlers to protect against feared Creek Indian attacks. Its ruins still exist today within the small community of Cusseta, Alabama.
Following the signing of the Treaty of Cusseta
The Treaty ...