Harlem in Columbia County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Famous Indian Trail

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2005

1. Famous Indian Trail Marker

Inscription. For the last 20 miles this highway has followed the course of the noted Upper Trading Path that led from present Augusta to Indian tribes as far away as the Mississippi River. By various connections the trail reached the Cherokees of North Georgia; the Muscogees or Creeks of Eastern Alabama; and the Choctaws and Chickasaws of North Mississippi.

The Oakfuskee Path, main branch of the route led past Warrenton, Griffin, and Greenville to Oakfuskee Town, an early Upper Creek center, on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama. White traders began using this trail in the early 1700s.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 036-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list.

Location. 33° 24.799′ N, 82° 18.319′ W. Marker is in Harlem, Georgia, in Columbia County. It is at the intersection of Gordon Highway (U.S. 78) and Verdery Street/Planner Mill Road, on the left when traveling east on Gordon Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harlem GA 30814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Augusta.

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 10 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oliver Hardy Residence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oliver Norvell Hardy (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Oliver Norvell Hardy (approx. half a mile away); Paul Hamilton Hayne (approx. 6.6 miles away); Grovetown Centennial Monument (approx. 6.6 miles away); Noted Indian Trail (approx. 7 miles away); The Birthplace of George McDuffie (approx. 9.1 miles away); Rev. Daniel Marshall (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harlem.

Photographed by Brian Scott, August 8, 2015

2. Famous Indian Trail Marker

Stone marker at base reads "Jefferson Davis Highway, Ga."

Photographed by Brian Scott, August 8, 2015

3. Famous Indian Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,607 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 24, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.