Near Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Richmond Walton McCurry Memorial Forest Park

Richmond Walton McCurry Memorial Forest Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandy Pethel, March 3, 2026

1. Richmond Walton McCurry Memorial Forest Marker

Inscription. Richmond Walton McCurry Memorial Forest Park established 1940 in memory of Honorary State Regent and Vice President General by the Georgia Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

Erected by Georgia Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 34° 42.463′ N, 83° 24.643′ W. Marker is near Clarkesville, Georgia, in Habersham County. It is at the intersection of Tugalo Short Cut Road and Old U.S. 441, on the left when traveling north on Tugalo Short Cut Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 385 Tugalo Short Cut Rd, Clarkesville GA 30523, 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,

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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. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tallulah Falls Railway and Depot (approx. 2.2 miles away); Karl Wallenda (approx. 2½ miles away); Lake Rabun (approx. 4½ miles away); The Unicoi Turnpike (approx. 6.1 miles away); Summer Home of Joseph Habersham (approx. 7.3 miles away); In Loving Remembrance (approx. 8.3 miles away); Kelly Dam Disaster (approx. 8.3 miles away); Colonel William Wofford (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarkesville.

More about this marker. There is a DAR Insignia at the top of the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2026, by Brandy Pethel of Pendergrass, Georgia. This page has been viewed 38 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on March 3, 2026, by Brandy Pethel of Pendergrass, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.