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Tallapoosa in Haralson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Seven Chestnuts

 
 
Seven Chestnuts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, September 6, 2008
1. Seven Chestnuts Marker
Inscription. On this site under seven chestnut trees the Creek Indians held their council meetings.
 
Erected 1970 by A. J. McBride Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesNotable Places. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
 
Location. 33° 45.054′ N, 85° 17.511′ W. Marker is in Tallapoosa, Georgia, in Haralson County. It is at the intersection of Bowden Street (Georgia Route 100) and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Bowden Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tallapoosa GA 30176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sandtown Trail (approx. Ό mile away); Historic Tallapoosa (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hungarian Colony (approx. 4.9 miles away); Haralson County (approx. 6.8 miles away); Hernando de Soto in Alabama (approx. 7.3 miles away in Alabama); Sacred Harp Singing (approx. 9.4 miles away); First “REA” Substation in Carroll County (approx. 16.7 miles away); University of West Georgia (approx. 16.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallapoosa.
 
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Seven Chestnuts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, September 6, 2008
2. Seven Chestnuts Marker
Marker from the rear. The text reads "Historical Marker."
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,895 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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