Hickory Ground

Otciapofa
Oce Vpofa
Odshiapofa, Ocheopofau, and Ocheubofau
Interactive map of Otciapofa
Coordinates: 32°31′36″N 86°12′33″W / 32.526667°N 86.209167°W / 32.526667; -86.209167
Established1790s
Abandoned1832

Hickory Ground, also known as Otciapofa (or Odshiapofa, Ocheopofau, and Ocheubofau) is an historic Upper Muscogee Creek tribal town and an archaeological site in Elmore County, Alabama, United States, near Wetumpka. It is known as Oce Vpofa in the Muscogee language; the name derives from oche-ub 'hickory' and po-fau 'among'. It is best known for serving as the last capital of the National Council of the Creek Nation, prior to the tribe being moved to the Indian Territory in the 1830s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1980.

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