Near Talbotton in Talbot County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Federal Road

Photographed by David Seibert, August 8, 2003

1. Old Federal Road Marker

Inscription. The Federal Road across the Creek Indian County, western Georgia’s first vehicular way, passed here leading from Fort Hawkins (now Macon) to the Alabama River above Mobile. The trace, which followed closely the course of the earlier noted Lower Creek Trading Path, long served as an important imigrant and post route to the west. It was opened subsequent to the 1805 Treaty of Tellico with the Cherokees.

General John Floyd’s army followed the road to Alabama during the Creek War of 1813-14. LaFayette traveled this way in March, 1825 enroute to Alabama.

Erected 1996 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 133-3B.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1825.

Location. 32° 38.758′ N, 84° 22.778′ W. Marker is near Talbotton, Georgia, in Talbot County. It is on Georgia Route 208 0.4 miles east of Buckner Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9904 Georgia Highway 41, Talbotton GA 31827, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tuscaloosa Formation (approx. 7.4 miles away); Talbotton United Methodist Church (approx. 9½ miles away); Zion Episcopal Church (approx. 9½ miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 9½ miles away); a different marker also named Zion Episcopal Church (approx. 9½ miles away); First Session Supreme Court of Georgia (approx. 9.6 miles away); Straus Home Site (approx. 9.6 miles away); Talbot County (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Talbotton.

More about this marker. This marker was originally located in Taylor County at the intersection of US Highway 19 and Georgia Highway 208,where it had replaced an earlier marker of the same title and almost identical text erected by the Georgia Historical Commission. At some point between 1997 and 2003 it was moved approximately nine miles to its present location, opposite a newly restored antebellum cottage.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

2. Old Federal Road Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

3. Old Federal Road Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

4. Old Federal Road Marker

Looking west on Georgia Highway 208, toward Talbotton

House on Old Federal Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

5. House on Old Federal Road

The marker was moved to stand opposite this house on Georgia Highway 208.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,191 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 11, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.