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Green Box Status :: Has been found.
Many know George Galphin was an Irish trader who settled on Silver Bluff SC. He came from humble beginnings working in his family fields and weaving linen in Ulster, Ireland. He ended up right here in our area with 43,000 acres and many would agree that he was the most influential trader of the southeast in early America and it’s even said that “One could legitimately argue that Galphin was the one man who stood in the way of the revolutionaries losing the south between 1775 and 1778...” In Ireland, his family had very little and it’s thought that the family relied on one another to survive, as other families did in Ulster. What’s unique, is that when George came to Silver Bluff, historians tell us that the area was already a trading hub… and it wasn’t abnormal to see 50-75 natives continuously at George’s place. He had children that were Anglo-French, Native American and African American and they were treated as his children, sat at the same table and were brought up to run different parts of his mills, plantation and his fur trade. He also had hundreds of slaves, but George did do something unique by allowing the organization of a church by his slaves (which was not normal at the time). This led to one the earliest black Baptist churches in America (Silver Bluff Baptist Church) that grew out of regular worship services held as early as the 1750s at Silver Bluff on the plantation. It’s said that Galphin would consider resolving personal debts by having interests in an individual’s business endeavors rather than seeking “a pound of flesh” for a debt. George had his own ramp and boats to take his goods straight to Savannah. Along with the massive fur trade, he harvested and cut lumber, grew indigo, rice, tobacco, corn and cotton.
Galphin owed much of his importance to his Creek wife Metawney of Coweta, who ushered Galphin into the Creek world and facilitated his relationships with her clansmen like Escotchaby and Sempoyaffee, two of the primary headmen of the Lower Creeks during the mid to late eighteenth-century. Through his marriage to a Creek Indian, his influence through the southeast regarding the native Americans was unmatched. This was before the British switched their focus from the northern colonies to the south as part of their “Southern Strategy.” In fact, Galphin proved so important in undermining British influence in the Native south that British leaders determined the only way to gain the upper hand was to kill Galphin and remove him from the equation altogether. John Stuart was Britain’s own superintendent of Indian affairs warned the British military of the influence that George Galphin (who had sided with the revolutionary) had with the Indians of the southeast and at first he tried to convince the natives that George could not be trusted, when that failed Stuart sent a group from Florida (led by Samuel Moore with the support of the Governor of East Florida, Patrick Tonyn) to assassinate him. Galphin had Capt. John Gerard, took his place in escorting their indigenous allies back to Creek country and they were ambushed and Gerard was shot dead. After Stuart later found out the assassination had failed, he sent back the same team that was met with mix of Georgia militia and Creek Indians who killed Moore and captured his gang.
Galphin’s influence helped to bring a quick resolution to the Long Cane Massacre by utilizing his resources to find out which natives were or were not involved in committing the heinous crime for murdering the settlers.
The Legendary Dream
Mr. Galphin was visited by one of the principal Indian chiefs from beyond the Savannah. The next morning they were walking around looking at the buildings and improvements that had been made when the chief suddenly said, "Mr. Galphin, me dream last night." "And what did my red brother dream?" asked Mr. Galphin. "Me dream you give me a fine rifle." "If you dream you must have it," and the rifle was given him at once. Next morning as they were walking around again, Mr. Galphin suddenly said to the chief, "I dreamed last night.,, "What you dream?" asked the chief. "I dreamed you gave me your fine Chickasaw stallion." "If you dream 'um, you must have 'um," and the horse was given to Mr. Galphin. The next morning it was the Chief's turn, and he said, "Me dream last night." "And what did my red brother dream?" "Me dream you gave me the red coat you wear and much calico;" and the coat and the calico were handed over to the chief. The next morning it was Mr. Galphin's turn. "I dreamed last night a very wonderful and beautiful dream- Oh, it was such a happy dream," he said to the chief. "What my white brother dream now?" asked the astonished chief, "I dreamed you gave me ten miles around the Ogeechee Old Town." " Wugh," said the disgusted chief, who was getting decidedly the worst of the game. "Wugh, if you dream 'um you must have um, but I dream with you no more."
The box was located near his home, fort and trading post.
#1 Clue, Friday Dec. 6th :: If you see an implement in front of you, then this box may be behind you.
The sign telling the history of the fort/home/trading post has a photo of 2 forks or implements that were excavated on property. When looking at the signage, the box is behind you in the woods.
#2 Clue, Saturday Dec. 7th :: Saved by a mistake.
John Stuart was Britain’s own superintendent of Indian affairs warned the British military of the influence that George Galphin (who sided with the revolutionary) had with the Indians of the southeast and at first he tried to convince the native that George could not be trusted, when that failed Stuart sent a group from Florida (led by Samuel Moore with the support of the Governor of East Florida, Patrick Tonyn) to assassinate him. Galphin had Capt. John Gerard, took his place in escorting their indigenous allies back to Creek country and they were ambushed and Gerard was shot dead. After Stuart later found out the assassination had failed, he sent back the same team that was met with mix of Georgia militia and Creek Indians who killed Moore and captured his gang.
#3 Clue, Sunday Dec. 8th :: One whose actions would prevent even more death.
23 of the Long Cane settlers were murdered by Cherokee at the The Long Cane Massacre. According to George Galphin's Intimate Empire: The Creek Indians, Family, and Colonialism in Early America, Galphin was able to cool the tensions regarding the native, more specifically, which natives committed the murders of the Long Cane settlers. The book says that Only because of Galphin’s influence with the Creeks that further blood shed had been averted.
#4 Clue, Monday Dec. 9th :: It’s easier to walk around the earth in between you and the green box.
It’s likely that the dirt excavated from the fort site created the mound that is in-between the educational signage and the green box.
#5 Clue, Tuesday Dec. 10th :: You’ll see six groupings neatly placed but seemingly unrelated.
Near the trailhead of the Silver Bluff Quail Trail you’ll see unique lifted storage of materials - that we recently learned is a butterfly nesting environment.
#6 Clue, Wednesday Dec. 11th :: Near a table where those of different races would dine together.
George had children from Anglo-French, African and Native American. Just as his fort and trading post was a melting pot of culture. These children would sit at the same dining table and interact with one another. They would grown up to run different parts of his estate/business.
#7 Clue, Thursday Dec. 12th :: (this clue was in-store) Protection through adoption.
Galphin had stores in other locations, it’s said that his store was the only one not plundered due to his marriage to a Creek during the raid of the Buzzard Roost settlement in 1768. George was transformed as outsider to Creek through marriage and ritual adoption.
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