 Talisi (which means "Old Town" in the Creek language) was a town of the Coosa Province of the Mississippian culture; it was visited in 1540 by Hernando de Soto and his expedition through the Southeast.Later it was occupied by the historic Creek people.The Tallassee area was the location of the Creek capital city, "Tuckabatchee", as well as the location of the seven sacred plates.