Historical Marker

New Echota

Calhoun · Gordon County · Erected 1952

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Marks New Echota, capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1825 to 1838, where the Cherokee printed their bilingual Phoenix newspaper, governed under a written constitution, and signed the 1835 treaty that doomed them to the Trail of Tears.

About this site

New Echota is a historical marker in Calhoun, Gordon County, erected in 1952. 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 34.5409, -84.9096 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 Cherokee Indian Memorial, 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.

📍 34.5409, -84.9096 · Calhoun, Gordon County

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Nearby in Gordon County

Cherokee Indian Memorial