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Waccamaw

The Waccamaw people are an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, who lived in villages along the Waccamaw River and Pee Dee River in North Carolina in the 18th century.

Waccamaw (disambiguation)

Waccamaw may refer to:

  • Waccamaw Indians, a Native American Tribe of South Carolina
  • Waccamaw Siouan Indians, a Native American Tribe of North Carolina
  • Waccamaw Corp., a former home furnishings retailer
  • Lake Waccamaw, a lake in North Carolina
  • Waccamaw River, which drains the lake
  • , a United States Navy vessel

Usage examples of "waccamaw".

I remember that the Eastern Creeks used to often war against the Santee, the Pedee, the Wateree, the Congaree, the Cheraw, the Lumbee, the Sugaree, and the Waccamaw, all of which were allies of the mighty Catawba, but not even they were able to stand for long against the steel-breasts and their fire-sticks, fire-logs, and such deadly wonders.

Swain had the gall to pump his farm's wastes into Lake Waccamaw, then call out a reporter to show her what an environmentally friendly farm we had at Cornerstone.