The U.S. House unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday to rename a federal courthouse in Georgia after a Creek chief.
Tomochichi was a Creek man who later became chief of the Yamacraw Tribe. He is credited with helping Georgia become a successful settlement.
Rep. Max Burns (R-Georgia) sponsored the bill to rename the courthouse in Savannah the "Tomochichi United States Courthouse." The bill is pending in the Senate.
Get the Story:
Burns seeks to rename federal courthouse
(The Savannah Morning News 5/13)
Get the Bill:
H.R.2523 | S.1446
Bill renames U.S. courthouse for Chief Tomochichi
Thursday, May 13, 2004
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