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OLD FEDERAL ROAD DRIVING TOUR

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Dalton, GA

 

Old Federal Road Driving Tour
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Dalton | Historic High Country
HOURS
  • Monday: All Day
  • Tuesday: All Day
  • Wednesday: All Day
  • Thursday: All Day
  • Friday: All Day
  • Saturday: All Day
  • Sunday: All Day

FEES
  • : FREE

  • Parking: FREE

  • Additional Fee Info: The tour is free if you download the podcast. The CD set is a nominal fee, and can be purchased at the visitor information centers listing on the rack card (see the photos on this listing.)

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Best Time To Visit: The Old Federal Road can be explore all year long. The drive is especially beautiful in fall and spring.

What You'll Need for Your Visit: Allow about 3 hours for the entire tour, but spend as much time as you want along the way. It's fun to explore!


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Welcome to the route of the Old Federal Road!
In 1805, the United States and Cherokee Nation agreed in the Treaty of Tellica to establish the Federal Road throughout Cherokee territory. 

Georgia's Old Federal Road was a primary route of transportation in north Georgia from 1805 to the 1860s. This road played an important part in state history covering four historic periods:

Early 1800's: U.S.-Cherokee Nation relations 
1829: Georgia's Gold Rush near Dahlonega
1838: "Trail of Tears" involving the Cherokees' forced re-location
1863-64: Civil War Battles of Chickamauga and Atlanta

The driving tour explores this heritage and takes the driver as close to the orginal route as possible.

The tour can be downloaded as a pdf or podcast...just follow the website link on this listing to georgia.org/podcast.  Or, stop in at the visitor centers in Dalton, Tunnel Hill, Ellijay, Trenton, Gainesville and Blue Ridge to purchase a CD set of the driving tour.

Enjoy!

Dalton, GA

Directions

The West-to-East route begins at US Hwy 27 near Chattanooga, TN at the Georgia border. The East-to-West route begins in Gainesville, GA.

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