Chehaw is an
unincorporated community
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in
Lee County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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.
The community takes its name from the
Chiaha, or Chehaw, a tribe of
Creek Native Americans, who once settled at this site.
See also
*
Chehaw Affair, or Chehaw Massacre, in 1818
References
Unincorporated communities in Lee County, Georgia
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