Stone Mountain Park in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Indian Trail

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, September 14, 2024

1. Old Indian Trail Marker

Inscription. Old Indian Trail
Placed by Baron DeKalb Chapter • 1922 Mrs. V.A.S. Moore - Vice Regent • Mrs. Frank Armstrong - Treas. • Mrs. Dana Burgess - Rec. Sec. • Mrs. A.S. Johnson - [illegible] • Mrs. W.W. Milan - Cor. Sec. • Mrs. E.A. Warrick - Regent • Mrs. A.L. Wade - Regent

Erected 1922 by Daughters of the American Revolution.

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 Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 33° 48.462′ N, 84° 9′ W. Marker is in Stone Mountain, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is in Stone Mountain Park. It can be reached from Walk Up Mountain Trail 0.1 miles north of Cherokee Trail, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located in Stone Mountain Park in a hiking area accessible by foot only and is situated on the ground, mounted into the granite of the face of Stone Mountain itself. It is visible from the Walk-Up Trail on the left as hiking SE toward the summit just beyond the rest shelter and NW just before the long steel handrails. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2054 Walk Up Mountain Trail, Stone Mountain GA 30087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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 walking distance of this marker: Stone Mountain - Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Country Comes Before Me (approx. 0.4 miles away); So, What Happened Here? (approx. half a mile away); Davis House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Powell Academy Schoolhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Powell Academy (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thornton House (approx. 0.7 miles away); DR. Chapmon Powell's Cabin (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stone Mountain.

More about this marker. bottom right corner is chipped with hollowed area beneath showing, engraved lettering is fading

Also see . . . Native American Trails of DeKalb County, by Maranda Perez, DeKalb History Center, 26 October 2019.

Generally, the Native American trails followed the highest ridges, which is why many converged at Stone Mountain. Moreover, they avoided streams as much as possible, making the areas where the trails were originally established ideal points of travel even to this day. This can be seen most prevalently with how we currently use the old Peachtree Trail. Peachtree Trail connected to Sandtown Trail in Stone Mountain and ran through today’s Peachtree Road and Peachtree Street, two frequently traveled roads today.

(Submitted on July 20, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2024, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on June 1, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. Photo 1. submitted on September 15, 2024, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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