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Blairsville in Union County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Blood Mountain

 
 
Blood Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Julie Szabo, April 4, 2007
1. Blood Mountain Marker
Inscription. Blood Mountain, elevation 4458 ft. Chattahoochee National Forest. In Cherokee mythology the mountain was one of the homes of the Nunnehi or Immortals, the “People Who Live Anywhere,” a race of Spirit People who lived in great townhouses in the highlands of the old Cherokee Country. One of these mythical townhouses stood near Lake Trahlyta. As a friendly people they often brought lost hunters and wanderers to their townhouses for rest and care before guiding them back to their homes. Before the coming of white settlers, the Creeks and Cherokees fought a disastrous and bloody battle in Slaughter Gap between Slaughter and Blood Mountains.
 
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 144-3.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansNatural Features. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list.
 
Location. 34° 44.106′ N, 83° 55.07′ W. Marker is in Blairsville, Georgia, in Union County. Marker is on U.S. 19, on the right when traveling north. In front of the Walasi-Yi hiker hostel, next door to Mountain Crossings Outfitter. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9710 Gainesville Hwy, Blairsville GA 30512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Appalachian Trail in North Georgia (a few steps from this marker); Byron Herbert Reece (approx. 3.2 miles away); Hogpen Gap (approx. 4½ miles away); Homesite of Joseph Emerson Brown (approx. 6.7 miles away); Trahlyta’s Grave (approx. 7.7 miles away); Souther Mill (approx. 9.9 miles away); Union County War Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); Union County (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blairsville.
 
Additional keywords. Appalachian Trail, Neels Gap, Walasi-Yi, Mountain Crossings, hostel
 
Blood Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 3, 2023
2. Blood Mountain Marker
Blood Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 3, 2023
3. Blood Mountain Marker
Blood Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 3, 2023
4. Blood Mountain Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 4,626 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida.   2, 3. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   4. submitted on August 7, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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