Last updated: August 2, 2023
Place
Running Waters John Ridge Home
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Quick Facts
Location:
Private Residence. Closed to the public. 3853 Calhoun Road NE, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.
Significance:
The Treaty Party formed here at Running Waters the home of John Ridge
Designation:
Certified Site
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
No
MANAGED BY:
Privately owned
At the time of the Cherokee removal in 1838, John Ridge was one of the most influential leaders in the Cherokee Nation. The Treaty Party formed at Running Waters, the home of John Ridge, where they conducted their business and discussed in open council the terms of the Treaty of New Echota.
"...I remember it well, -- a large two-story house, on a high-hill, crowned with a fine grove of oak and hickory, a large clear spring at the foot of the hill, and an extensive farm stretching away down into the valley, with a fine orchard on the left. On another hill some 200 yards distant stood the school house, built at my father’s expense, for the use of a missionary. [...]" John Rollin Ridge, 1849.
Site Information
Location (Private Residence. Closed to the public. 3853 Calhoun Road NE, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.)
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