Cherokee National Capital
The sprawling town of New Town which had stood here since 1819 was designated the seat Of government for the Cherokee Nation in a legislative act of 1825 and it was renamed New Echota for a former principal town in Tennessee. In its short history New Echota was the site of the first Indian language newspaper office, a court case which carried to the U.S. Supreme Court, one of the earliest experiments in national self-government for an Indian tribe, the signing of a treaty which relinquished Cherokee claims to lands east of the Mississippi, and the assembly of Indians for removal west.| HM Number | HM1A0Q |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
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| Marker Number | 064-29 |
| Year Placed | 1952 |
| Placed By | Georgia Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 5:46am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 691830 N 3824120 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.54093333, -84.90956667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 32.456', W 84° 54.574' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 32' 27.36" N, 84° 54' 34.44" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 706, 770 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1415-1663 Chatsworth Rd NE, Calhoun GA 30701, US |
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