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Brasstown Bald
The Highest Point in Georgia ~ 4,784 ft.
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By David Seibert, July 3, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Brasstown Bald Marker | | |
Inscription. The name is derived from the Cherokee word ltse’yi (New Green Place) or (Place of Fresh Green, from ltse’hi (green or unripe vegetation), and yi, the locative. It occurs in several places in the old Cherokee country, variously spelled Echia, Echoee, Etchowee, and sometimes “Brasstown,” from a confusion of ltse’yi with Untsaiyi (brass). One settlement known to the whites as Brasstown was on upper Brasstown Creek of Hiwassee River directly NW of this point. The area near the Spring to the SW was once an Indian camping ground.
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 139-5.)
Location. 34° 52.45′ N, 83° 48.69′ W. Marker is near Blairsville, Georgia, in Towns County. Marker can be reached from Georgia Route 180 Spur half a mile north of Brasstown Bald Vistor's Center Parking Log. Click for map. The marker is at the end of the walking trail leading from the parking lot to the Visitor's Center at the summit of Brasstown Bald. This trail is also known as the Old Wagon Trail. A van also takes visitors to and from the summit for a fee. Marker is in this post office area: Hiawassee GA 30546, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. | | | | 
By David Seibert, July 3, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Brasstown Bald Marker | | The Visitors' Center and Observation Tower, at the summit of the mountain, is visible. | | |
Track Rock Gap (approx. 3.8 miles away); Trackrock Gap (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Brasstown Bald (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Brasstown Bald (approx. 5.5 miles away); Towns County (approx. 5.9 miles away); Union County (approx. 8.3 miles away); Byron Herbert Reece (approx. 8.5 miles away); Blood Mountain (approx. 11.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Blairsville.
Also see . . . Brasstown Bald. Further information on Brasstown Bald. (Submitted on July 6, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
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By David Seibert, July 3, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Brasstown Bald Marker | | Looking at the marker and the walking (Old Wagon Train) trail from the summit. | | |
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By David Seibert, July 3, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Brasstown Bald Observation Tower / Visitors' Center | | The Visitors' Center is 1/2 mile from the parking lot, reached only by the trail or van service. | | |
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By David Seibert, July 3, 2010 | |
| | | 5. Brasstown Bald | | The view from the parking lot at the end of GA 180 Spur. | | |
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By David Seibert, July 3, 2010 | |
| | | 6. The Appalachian Mountains from Brasstown Bald | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 5, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 709 times since then. Last updated on July 6, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 5, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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