Near Talking Rock in Pickens County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Federal Road Cisca St. Augustine Trail
Photographed By David Seibert, December 31, 2011
1. Federal Road Cisca St. Augustine Trail Marker Post
The road running west of here down Talking Rock Creek to the site of Coosawatee Old Town is a portion of the Old Federal Road opened through the Cherokee Nation, in 1805, by Georgia and Tennessee. It follows the course of a trail shown on a map of 1864 as connecting the ancient Indian town of Cisca in the Tennessee Valley with St. Augustine in Spanish Florida. It became the principal mail and stage coach road along which pioneers settled in the Cherokee Territory.
Erected by Works Progress Administration. (Marker Number 112 C-5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 34° 31.367′ N, 84° 34.25′ W. Marker was near Talking Rock, Georgia, in Pickens County. Marker was on Georgia Route
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Site of Carmel (Taloney) Mission Station (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Zell Miller Mountain Parkway (approx. 3.4 miles away); De Soto in Georgia (approx. 8.2 miles away); The Kirby-Quinton Cabin (approx. 8.8 miles away); Oglethorpe Monument (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Old Pickens County Jail (approx. 8.8 miles away); a different marker also named Old Pickens County Jail (approx. 8.8 miles away); Pickens County (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Talking Rock.
More about this marker. Text for the missing marker was taken from "The Historical Markers of North Georgia," by Kenneth W. Boyd, published in 1993.
Photographed By David Seibert, December 31, 2011
2. Federal Road Cisca St. Augustine Trail Marker Post
Photographed By David Seibert, December 31, 2011
3. Federal Road Cisca St. Augustine Trail Marker Post
Looking south on Georgia Highway 136 toward Talking Rock
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 965 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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