Near Gay in Meriwether County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Noted Indian Trail

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

1. Noted Indian Trail Marker

Inscription. The road from the east is a remnant of the Oakfuskee Path, main stem of the noted upper trading route from the Savannah River to the Creek Indians of Georgia and Alabama Beginning at present Augusta, it led this way via Warrenton, Eatonton, Griffin, and the Flat Shoals of Flint River to Greenville; thence to Oakfuskee Town, an early Upper Creek center on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama.

White traders began using this way in the early 1700’s. In time the route became an important pioneer trace and a leading stage road.

Erected 1993 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 099-1.)

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 Georgia Historical Society series list.

Location. 33° 4.151′ N, 84° 34.317′ W. Marker is near Gay, Georgia, in Meriwether County. It is at the intersection of Oakland Road (Georgia Route 85) and Magnolia Road (County Route 283), on the left when traveling south on Oakland Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gay GA 30218, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); Carmel Historic District (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Cove Gorges of the Flint (approx. 8.4 miles away); Meriwether County (approx. 8.6 miles away); a different marker also named Noted Indian Trail (approx. 8.6 miles away); Men of Meriwether Who Gave Their All (approx. 8.7 miles away); Our Soldiers (approx. 8.7 miles away); Brigadier General David Meriwether (approx. 8.7 miles away).

More about this marker. This marker replaced an earlier marker with the same title and similar text, erected by the Georgia Historical Commission at this location, which had disappeared.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

2. Noted Indian Trail Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

3. Noted Indian Trail Marker

Looking north on Oakland Road (Georgia Highway 85) toward the town of Gay.

Noted Indian Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

4. Noted Indian Trail

Looking east on Magnolia Road, which follows the course of the Noted Indian Trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,622 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 5, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.