Historical Marker

Three Notch Trail (1958)

Blakely · Early County · Erected 1958

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The Story

Marked by three notches cut into roadside trees, this trail carried Jackson's and Gaines's soldiers toward Fort Scott and the Seminole War. Settlers followed, and it appeared on maps by 1820.

About this site

Three Notch Trail is a historical marker in Blakely, Early County, erected in 1958. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Early County, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.4211, -84.9637 near Blakely. The nearest cataloged historic site is Enterprise Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Odom - White Cemetery, Kolomoki Mounds State Park 4 mi., and Hayes Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Blakely, Early County

“Three Notch Trail” names 2 distinct records in Early County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1958 in Blakely. The others:

📍 31.4211, -84.9637 · Blakely, Early County
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