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Home of Cherokee leader Major Ridge, who ran a ferry and plantation along the Oostanaula here. His signing of the 1835 Treaty of New Echota ceding Cherokee land led to the Trail of Tears and to his 1839 assassination.
Historical Marker
Chieftains (2000)
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About this site
Chieftains is a historical marker in Rome, Floyd County, erected in 2000. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Floyd County, among 160 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.2769, -85.1702 near Rome. The nearest cataloged historic site is Original Cabin (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Chieftains, Martha Berry’s Birthplace, and OAK Hill & the Martha Berry Museum.
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 Rome, Floyd County
“Chieftains” names 2 distinct records in Floyd County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2000 in Rome. The others:
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