- Winyaw
The Winyaw Indians (also Winyah, Weenee) were a tribe living near
Winyah Bay , Black River, and the lower course of thePee Dee River in South Carolina. The Winyaw people fought the English in 1715 and becameextinct .Population
900 includes the
Waccamaw , Winyaw, Hooks, etc."; 106 (The census of 1715), one village.The tribe soon disappeared from history, probably uniting with the
Waccamaw .Winyah Bay inSouth Carolina , however, still bears their name
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