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Waccamaw
Regions with significant populations
US (North Carolina, South Carolina)
Languages
unattested, possibly Catawban Siouan and possibly related to Woccon[1]
Religion
Indigenous religion
Related ethnic groups
Winyaw,[2] Catawba[1]

The Waccamaw people were an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, who lived in villages along the Waccamaw and Pee Dee rivers in North and South Carolina in the 18th century.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Swanton (156), p. 100
  2. ^ Swanton 102–103
  3. ^ Lerch 328

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Waccamaw

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The Waccamaw River is a river, approximately 140 miles (225 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina in the United States. It...

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Lake Waccamaw

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Lake Waccamaw is a fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina. It is the largest of the natural Carolina Bay lakes. Although bay trees...

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Waccamaw Siouan Indians

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Waccamaw Neck

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The Waccamaw Neck is a long narrow peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Waccamaw River in Georgetown County, South Carolina. The town of Pawleys...

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Waccamaw Formation

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The Waccamaw Formation contains two informal members: "upper" and "lower". The upper Waccamaw is ~2.0-1.8 million years old. The lower Waccamaw Formation...

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Waccamaw killifish

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The Waccamaw killifish (Fundulus waccamensis) is a species of fish in the family Fundulidae. It is endemic to Lake Waccamaw, a lake in North Carolina...

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Waccamaw Indian People

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The Waccamaw Indian People is a state-recognized tribe and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Conway, South Carolina. The organization was...

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Waccamaw silverside

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The Waccamaw silverside (Menidia extensa) is a rare species of fish in the family Atherinopsidae. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United...

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USS Waccamaw

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USS Waccamaw (AO-109) was a Cimarron-class replenishment oiler in the United States Navy. She was named after Waccamaw River. The original capacity was...

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Lake Waccamaw State Park

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Waccamaw State Park is a North Carolina state park in Columbus County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located near the town of Lake Waccamaw,...

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Waccamaw High School

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Waccamaw High School (WHS) is one of four schools that are encompassed in the Waccamaw school family on the Waccamaw Neck of Georgetown County, South Carolina...

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Lake Waccamaw Depot

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Lake Waccamaw Depot is a historic train station located at Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County, North Carolina It was built about 1900 by the Atlantic Coast...

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Waccamaw darter

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The Waccamaw darter (Etheostoma perlongum) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family...

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Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge

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Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge is a historic bridge located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina. It was built in 1937 and opened to the public in...

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Woccon language

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have been considered by scholars to have been a late subdivision of the Waccamaw. The Woccon are believed to have been decimated as a people during the...

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Priscilla Freeman Jacobs

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Priscilla Freeman Jacobs is a former Native American chief of the Waccamaw-Siouan tribe from 1986 to early 2005. Throughout her life she advocated for...

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Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve

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The Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve is a 5,347-acre (21.64 km2), 30-mile (48 km) stretch of protected wetland that follows the Waccamaw River in northeastern...

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Lampsilis fullerkati

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Lampsilis fullerkati, the Waccamaw fatmucket, is a former species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels...

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North Carolina

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Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District

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South Carolina

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