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The Unicoi Turnpike, first vehicular route to connect North Georgia and Tennessee with the head of navigation on the Savannah River system, passed here. Beginning on the Tugalo River to the east of Toccoa, the road led this way, thence across Nacoochee Valley, over the Blue Ridge through Unicoi Gap and past Murphy. N. C., to Nine Mile creek near Maryville, Tenn.Permission to open the route as a toll road was given by the Cherokees in 1813 to a company of white men and Indians. Tennessee and Georgia granted charters to the concern.
Prior to its opening as a road, the way was part of a trading path from Augusta to the Cherokees of Tennessee.
| HM Number | HMTBM |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 068-4 |
| Year Placed | 1997 |
| Placed By | Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 1:37pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 272957 N 3835740 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 34.63845000, -83.47696667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 38.307', W 83° 28.618' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 38' 18.42" N, 83° 28' 37.08" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 706 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3563 Hollywood Hwy, Clarkesville GA 30523, US |
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