Historical Marker

The Unicoi Turnpike

Clarkesville · Habersham County · Erected 1997

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The Story

Opened as a toll road in 1813 by Cherokee permission, this turnpike followed an ancient trading path linking the Tennessee Cherokee with the Savannah River, the first wagon route to cross the Blue Ridge here.

About this site

The Unicoi Turnpike is a historical marker in Clarkesville, Habersham County, erected in 1997. 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 34.6384, -83.4770 near Clarkesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Pleasant Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Summer Home of Joseph Habersham, Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery, and Hills Crossing Cemetery.

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

📍 34.6384, -83.4770 · Clarkesville, Habersham County

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery

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Historical Marker

Summer Home of Joseph Habersham

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