The Unicoi Turnpike
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Permission to open the route as a toll road was given by the Cherokees in 1813 to a company of white men and Indians. Tennessee and Georgia granted charters to the concern.
Prior to its opening as a road, the way was part of a trading path from Augusta to the Cherokees of Tennessee.
Erected 1997 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 068-4.)
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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
Location. 34° 38.307′ N, 83° 28.618′ W. Marker is in Clarkesville, Georgia, in Habersham County. It is at the intersection of Hollywood Highway (Old U.S. 441) and Buckhorn Road (County Route 129), on the right when traveling north on Hollywood Highway
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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Summer Home of Joseph Habersham (approx. 1.2 miles away); North Georgia Technical College (approx. 3.1 miles away); Grace Protestant Episcopal Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Old Clarkesville Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); A Slice of History for Clarkesville, Georgia (approx. 3.1 miles away); In Memory of Rev. Hugh Hawthorne (approx. 3.1 miles away); Toombs-Bleckley House (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Old Clarkesville Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarkesville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Living & Learning In The Mountains (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. This marker replaced an earlier marker of the same title and text erected by the Georgia Historical Commission at this location, which had disappeared.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 23, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
