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Atop this ridge runs a low stone wall roughly 855 feet long, its builders unknown. Legends credit Cherokees, De Soto, or vanished 'moon-eyed' people, but archaeologists lean toward Woodland-era Native peoples building it over a thousand years ago.
Mystery Shrouds Fort Mountain is a historical marker in Chatsworth, Murray County, erected in 1968. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Murray County, among 41 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.7784, -84.7091 near Chatsworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Legends of Fort Mountain (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fort Mountain State Park, Ernest Cemetery, and Faith Baptist Church Cemetery.
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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