At this point, just north of the safest ford in the Chattahoochee River, the first white settlers in this area built their campfires in 1822. A trading post was soon established on the site and Indians traded gold nuggets and gold-dust to the . . . — — Map (db m43704) HM
Walking the Rails
You are walking along a portion of the Gainesville & Northwestern Railroad, incorporated in 1912. The tracks were laid to carry lumber from the mill in Helen to Gainesville and the world beyond.
Connecting . . . — — Map (db m291694) HM
First People
The people who built Nacoochee Mound, the Mississippian people, called this fertile valley home a thousand years ago. When European traders arrived here in the early 1700's, the Cherokee and other Native American people lived in . . . — — Map (db m291691) HM
Local Lore – Richard B. Russell Scenic Byway was once a dirt wagon trail locals used to travel over Hogpen Gap from Choestoe to Helen and vice versa. Wagon brakes were notoriously poor, and a wagon going downhill, well, the brakes were . . . — — Map (db m123668) HM
Nacoochee Indian Mound was the center of the ancient Cherokee town of Gauxule, visited by DeSoto in 1540 in his search for gold, according to legend. On this ceremonial mound, 190 feet long, 150 feet wide and 20 feet high, stood the Town House . . . — — Map (db m10049) HM
This valley has long fascinated travelers, writers and artists. It was farmed for centuries by Indians and white men alike. The valley was devastated by Spanish and American gold hunters and timbermen and has been carefully nurtured by prosperous . . . — — Map (db m43706) HM
The Distinguished Service Cross is the nation's second highest honor for valor
Rondall H. Glaze - 44 036 390, Private, Infantry, Company "A", 275th Infantry Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in action on 17 February 1945, near Lixing, . . . — — Map (db m229381) HM
