Hightower (Etowah) Trail (1957)

This old footpath running between the Apalachee and Chattahoochee rivers long served as a boundary between Cherokee and Creek lands; its name comes from the Cherokee 'Itawa,' which English settlers rendered as Hightower.

Hightower (Etowah) Trail is a historical marker in Sandy Springs, Fulton County, erected in 1957. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9912, -84.3601 near Sandy Springs. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garrard’s Cav. & Newton’s Division (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include McPherson’s Troops at Shallow Ford, Roberts, Isaac, House, and Army of the Tennessee at Roswell.

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