Last updated: January 14, 2023
Place
Fort Newnan, the Trail of Tears
Quick Facts
Location:
Talking Rock, Georgia 30175 (34.5115, -84.5456)
Significance:
One of the forts where Native Americans were captured and held before the forced removal from Georgia.
Fort Newnan was built in 1838 in the Hickory Log District of the Cherokee Nation and was likely at what is now the junction of Highway 136 and Antioch Church Road, east of and adjacent to the present-day Blaine Masonic Lodge. The Trail fo Tears historic route follows Highway 136 through this area. The fort was constructed along the path that would become the Trail of Tears in order to hold refugee Native Americans before their forced removal from Georgia.
The Fort was likely named to honor General Daniel Newnan, a Revolutionary War hero, and later Georgia Secretary of State, and U.S. Congressman.
Site Information
Location (Near the eastern intersection of Highway 136 and Antioch Church Rd, Talking Rock, Georgia 30175)
The fort is no longer visible and State Historic marker is missing.
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