Blue Ridge in Fannin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fannin County

Fannin Couty Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Judith Barber, September 11, 2011

1. Fannin Couty Marker

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature Jan. 21, 1854, is named for Col. J. W. Fannin who was killed in the massacre at Goliad, Mar. 27, 1836. He had been captured with about 350 Georgia Volunteers under his command while fighting for the Republic of Texas in its successful War of Independence with Mexico. The first County Site was at Morganton but it was moved to Blue Ridge Aug. 13, 1895 by vote of a public election. The greater part of this County, which contains the Noontootly National Game Refuge, lies in the Chatahoochee National Forest.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 055-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1854.

Location. 34° 51.832′ N, 84° 19.609′ W. Marker is in Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County. It is on West Main Street south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 382 West Main Street, Blue Ridge GA 30513, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fannin County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker);

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PFC. Jack Clem Robinson (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fannin County War Memorial (about 600 feet away); William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist (about 600 feet away); Blue Ridge Park (about 700 feet away); Bill Allen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original L.N. Railroad Co. Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Madden Branch Massacre (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blue Ridge.

Also see . . . Fannin County, Georgia. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 7, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Judith Barber, September 11, 2011

2. Fannin Couty Marker

Marker is in front of the courthouse in Blue Ridge, GA.

Fannin County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

3. Fannin County Marker

The marker and the old Fannin County Courthouse, built in 1937 with funding from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works to replace the previous coiurthouse, which burned in 1936.

Fannin County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

4. Fannin County Courthouse

In 2000 the citizens of Fannin County approved a special tax to build a new courthouse and jail. Construction on the new courthouse began in 2001 and was completed in early 2004. The new courthouse adjoins the old on West Main Street.

The Georgia Mountain Center for the Arts image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

5. The Georgia Mountain Center for the Arts

Since July 2004 the Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association has leased the old Fannin County Courthouse, which has been renamed The Georgia Mountain Center for the Arts.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

6. The Georgia Mountain Center for the Arts

Various creations are displayed at the entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 1, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.