Fort Gaines in Clay County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Queen City of the Chattahoochee
Photographed By David Seibert, August 14, 2011
1. Queen City of the Chattahoochee Marker
Inscription.
Queen City of the Chattahoochee. . Known by the Indians as A-Con-Hollo-Way Tal-lo fa (Highland Town), Fort Gaines, established as a frontier fort in 1816 by Gen. Edmund P. Gaines, was chartered as a town in 1830 and named for Gen Gaines. A shipping point for cotton planters for many miles on both sides of the river, it was the most important point between Apalachicola and Columbus until the railroads in 1858. Huge warehouse along the river held thousands of bales of cotton for shipping in large steamboats. Traces of a slide down the bluff to the warehouse still exist. The Hartford Road was a main traffic artery. First merchants were Hartwell Tarver, John Brochman and John Dill.
Known by the Indians as A-Con-Hollo-Way Tal-lo fa (Highland Town), Fort Gaines, established as a frontier fort in 1816 by Gen. Edmund P. Gaines, was chartered as a town in 1830 and named for Gen Gaines. A shipping point for cotton planters for many miles on both sides of the river, it was the most important point between Apalachicola and Columbus until the railroads in 1858. Huge warehouse along the river held thousands of bales of cotton for shipping in large steamboats. Traces of a slide down the bluff to the warehouse still exist. The Hartford Road was a main traffic artery. First merchants were Hartwell Tarver, John Brochman and John Dill.
Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 030-4.)
Location. 31° 36.208′ N, 85° 2.933′ W. Marker is in Fort Gaines, Georgia, in Clay County. Marker is at the intersection of Hartford Road (Georgia Route 37) and Washington Street (Georgia Route 39), on the right when traveling east on Hartford Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Gaines GA 39851, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Fort Gaines, Ga. Our History (Submitted on September 14, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed By David Seibert, August 14, 2011
2. Queen City of the Chattahoochee Marker
Photographed By David Seibert, August 14, 2011
3. Queen City of the Chattahoochee Marker
Looking north: the marker is on the left, Washington Street (GA Highway 39) is to the right and straight ahead across Hartford Road (GA Highway 37). The Clay County Courthouse is the light grey building on the right on Washington Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.