| Georgia (Stephens County), Eastanollee — Eastanollee 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 established Leatherwood Baptist Church there. The members here continued meeting until Sept. 8, 1810 when it was constituted as Eastanollee Baptist Church with a membership of 118. Nacy Meeks was first pastor. Others were Francis Calloway, Lewis Ballard, Matthew Vandiver, John A. Davis, Barwick . . . — Map (db m14779) | | Georgia (Stephens County), Eastanollee — Stephens County High School — Eastanolle, Georgia | | | 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 the county high school, and in 1929 its name was officially changed to Stephens County High School. — Map (db m16867) | | Georgia (Stephens County), Martin — 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 CHEROKEE PATH, and became part of a complex pioneer road system.
In 1736-1737, Oglethorpe had River Road laid out to Augusta from Savannah; it was Georgia`s first long road built by white men. At Augusta, River Road joined UPPER CHEROKEE PATH whose origins are lost in antiquity. From Augusta northward to Petersburg, the PATH became Petersburg Road. The PATH . . . — Map (db m14564) | | Georgia (Stephens County), Toccoa — 127-5 — 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 1450. Traders were coming to the town by 1690.
In 1716, while Col. Maurice Moore treated with Charity Hague, Cherokee Conjuror, a group of Creek ambassadors arrived. The Creek Indians, supported by Spain and France, wished to drive the British from the Carolinas in the Yamassee War. The Cherokees . . . — Map (db m10014) | | Georgia (Stephens County), Toccoa — 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 Regiment Association, November 4, 2000, at Toccoa, Georgia.
Duty — Honor — Country
Robert F. Sink, Lt. Gen. U.S. Army, April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965.
“Currahee” • “We Stand Alone” — Map (db m9827) |
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