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Though he never learned to read English, the Cherokee Sequoyah single-handedly devised a syllabary of some 85 characters around 1821, giving his people a written language that spread literacy rapidly and powered the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper at New Echota.
Sequoyah is a historical marker in Calhoun, Gordon County. 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 34.5303, -84.9368 near Calhoun. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chandler Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include New Echota Cemetery, New Echota Cemetery, and Cherokee Indian Memorial.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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