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Authorized by the 1805 Treaty of Tellico, this thoroughfare across Cherokee land was the region's first vehicular road and postal route. Settlement clustered along it through Jasper, where native, white, and interracial families kept taverns.
Old Federal Road is a historical marker in Jasper, Pickens County, erected in 1954. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Pickens County, among 32 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.4550, -84.4080 near Jasper. The nearest cataloged historic site is Norton Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pickens County Courthouse, Old Federal Road, and Pickens County.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Old Federal Road” names 4 distinct records in Pickens County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1954 in Jasper. The others:
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