Blair Line

Surveyor James Blair traced this line in the early 1800s to mark the edge of Cherokee land; it became the boundary for Georgia's 1818 treaty purchase of everything east of the Chattahoochee, opening the region to white settlement.

Blair Line is a historical marker in Clarkesville, Habersham County, erected in 1953. It is one of 18 historical markers documented in Habersham County, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.5808, -83.6164 near Clarkesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Return Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fairfield Cemetery, New Bridge Cemetery, and Haywood English Family Log House.

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