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The Indian Trail Echota

 
 
The Indian Trail Echota Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, March 27, 2010
1. The Indian Trail Echota Marker
Inscription.
In this place
the Indian Trail Echota
crossed
the Peach Tree Trail

1812

 
Erected 1922 by The Atlanta Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesRoads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
 
Location. 33° 48.283′ N, 84° 23.6′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Buckhead. It is at the intersection of Peachtree Road (U.S. 19) and Palisades Road, on the right when traveling north on Peachtree Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30309, 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 walking distance of this marker: Battlefield of Peachtree Creek (a few steps from this marker); Hardee’s Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Montgomery Fy. Rd. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newton’s Division (approx. Ό mile away); Hardee at Peachtree Creek (approx. Ό mile away); Featherston’s Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away); Coburn's Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wood's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.
 
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The Indian Trail Echota Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, March 27, 2010
2. The Indian Trail Echota Marker
Looking east on Palisades Road, on the route of the old Echota Trail
The Indian Trail Echota Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, March 27, 2010
3. The Indian Trail Echota Marker
The Indian Trail Echota Marker, on Peachtree Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, March 27, 2010
4. The Indian Trail Echota Marker, on Peachtree Road
The Indian Trail Echota Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, March 27, 2010
5. The Indian Trail Echota Marker
Looking west on Palisades Road, at the Peachtree Road intersection. The Georgia Historical Marker closer to the foreground is for The Battle of Peachtree Creek from the Civil War.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,546 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 1, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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