Historical Marker

Cherokee Indian Memorial

Calhoun · Gordon County · Erected 1931

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Erected by the U.S. government in 1931, this granite shaft honors the Cherokee Nation on the ground of New Echota, its eastern capital, and recalls a people who built a constitutional republic before being driven west.

About this site

Cherokee Indian Memorial is a historical marker in Calhoun, Gordon County, erected in 1931. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Gordon County, among 104 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.5408, -84.9098 near Calhoun. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trail of Tears (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include New Echota, New Echota Ferry, and New Echota Cemetery.

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

📍 34.5408, -84.9098 · Calhoun, Gordon County

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