First Post Office Site
On this corner, in a long building, was Richland`s first post office and a shoe shop. John Audulph, son of Henry Audulph, first settler, was appointed postmaster of Chisholm, Apr. 16, 1839. Six...
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Roanoke
Roanoke, ½ miles west of here on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River was originally an Indian village. Incorporated in 1832 with about 30 families, a post office and several stores, it became...
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Providence Canyons
Trickles of water running down old Indian paths to springs, formed the Providence Canyons, natural wonders of the Southeast. These canyons, named for an old church that had to be moved out of...
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The Col. Robert Sink Memorial Trail
In Memory of "Col. Bob" Sink, First Commanding Officer of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, July 1942 - December 1945. Dedicated by the "Five- O-Sinks" The 506th Parachute Infantry...
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Stephens County High School
Organized officially in 1917 as Eastanollee High School, taking its name from the old Eastanollee School -- a name of Indian origin meaning "a ledge of rocks across a stream." In 1926 it became...
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Tugalo Baptist Church and Cemetery
Tugalo Baptist Church, established before 1789, was first known as Tugalo River Church. Founded by the Rev. John Cleveland, a Revolutionary Soldier, Tugalo is the oldest church in what was...
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The Old Toccoa Falls Power Plant
The Old Toccoa Falls Power Plant is an outstanding example of the early hydroelectric generating facilities that served America`s rural communities. Built in 1899 by E. Palmer Simpson of Toccoa,...
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Red Hollow Road
Winding along a ridge from the mouth of Broad River to the head at Tugalo, RED HOLLOW ROAD evolved from the noted trace, UPPER CHEROKKE PATH, and became part of a complex pioneer road system. In...
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George Washington Hitt 1913-1958 Artist, Humanitarian, Philosopher
`An unforgettable personality whose courage shone with such crystal brilliance as to brighten the world about him and uplift the spirits of those even more fortunate, but not fashioned of...
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Dining Hall & Chapel
Shortly after fire destroyed Haddock Inn, God gave Richard and Evelyn Forrest another sign that He would restore what had been lost. Rev. Forrest wrote an article that was published in...
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Eastanolee Baptist Church
One of the oldest churches in the Tugalo Baptist Assoc., this church was established in 1801 as Leatherwood Baptist Church on John Stonecypher property. Later, members moving to Habersham County...
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Dining Hall & Chapel
One morning after breakfast at Staley Cottage, Richard Forrest came down to what is now the center of campus. In 1914, with a brier hook and an ax, he cleared a spot for a permanent dining room...
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Old Tugaloo Town
North of this marker, in the center of the lake, once stood an important Indian town. The area now marked by a small island was settled around 500 A.D. and occupied by Cherokee Indians around...
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Historic Traveler's Rest
Historic Traveler´s Rest was built upon land granted to Major Jesse Walton in 1785. Walton, a Revolutionary soldier and political leader, was killed by Indians near here in 1789. the Walton family...
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Stephens County
This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 18, 1905, is named for Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy. A state legislator and Senator he was elected...
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