Blairsville in Union County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Blood Mountain

Photographed by Julie Szabo, April 4, 2007

1. Blood Mountain Marker

Inscription. Blood Mountain, elevation 4458 ft. Chattahoochee National Forest. In Cherokee mythology the mountain was one of the homes of the Nunnehi or Immortals, the “People Who Live Anywhere,” a race of Spirit People who lived in great townhouses in the highlands of the old Cherokee Country. One of these mythical townhouses stood near Lake Trahlyta. As a friendly people they often brought lost hunters and wanderers to their townhouses for rest and care before guiding them back to their homes. Before the coming of white settlers, the Creeks and Cherokees fought a disastrous and bloody battle in Slaughter Gap between Slaughter and Blood Mountains.

Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 144-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Features • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list.

Location. 34° 44.106′ N, 83° 55.07′ W. Marker is in Blairsville, Georgia, in Union County. It is on U.S. 19, on the right when traveling north. In front of the Walasi-Yi hiker hostel, next door to Mountain

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Crossings Outfitter. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9710 Gainesville Hwy, Blairsville GA 30512, 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. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Appalachian Trail in North Georgia (a few steps from this marker); Byron Herbert Reece (approx. 3.2 miles away); Hogpen Gap (approx. 4½ miles away); Homesite of Joseph Emerson Brown (approx. 6.7 miles away); Trahlyta’s Grave (approx. 7.7 miles away); Smithgall Woods is Helping to Bring Back America Chestnut Tree (approx. 9 miles away); Souther Mill (approx. 9.9 miles away); Union County War Memorial (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blairsville.

Additional keywords. Appalachian Trail, Neels Gap, Walasi-Yi, Mountain Crossings, hostel

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 3, 2023

2. Blood Mountain Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 3, 2023

3. Blood Mountain Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 3, 2023

4. Blood Mountain Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 5,419 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4. submitted on August 7, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.