Jasper in Pickens County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Federal Road

Photographed by David Seibert, August 13, 2009

1. Old Federal Road Marker

Inscription. This highway from Tate to Talking Rock follows substantially the course of the Old Federal Road, the earliest thoroughfare to link Georgia and Tennessee across the Cherokee Nation. Permission to use the way was granted informally by the Indians in 1803 and formally by the 1805 Treaty of Tellico, Tenn.

The Federal Road was the first vehicular thoroughfare west of the Chattahoochee, the earliest postal route of this section of the State, and a leading emigrant trace to Tennessee and North Alabama. Kentucky and Tennessee stock man drove animals down this artery to Southeastern markets.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 112-3B.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 34° 27.301′ N, 84° 24.481′ W. Marker is in Jasper, Georgia, in Pickens County. It is on East Church Street (Georgia Route 53) 0.1 miles south of Old Tate Highway, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jasper GA 30143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Old Federal Road (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pickens County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Pickens County Jail (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Old Pickens County Jail (approx. 1.7 miles away); Oglethorpe Monument (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Kirby-Quinton Cabin (approx. 1.7 miles away); Georgia Marble Company and the Village of Tate (approx. 3.1 miles away); Site of Carmel (Taloney) Mission Station (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jasper.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Federal Road (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, August 13, 2009

2. Old Federal Road Marker

Looking north on Georgia Highway 53, toward the center of Jasper

Photographed by David Seibert, August 13, 2009

3. Old Federal Road Marker

Looking south on Georgia Highway 53, toward the town of Tate

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,340 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.