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Roughly tracing today's GA-53, the Old Federal Road threaded through Tate as the area's pioneer highway. More of its unpaved remnants survive in Pickens County than anywhere else; it brought the first settlers and earliest mail to this section.
Old Federal Road is a historical marker in Tate, 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 34.4144, -84.3653 near Tate. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tate House (historic place), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Tate Gymnasium, Georgia Marble Company and the Village of Tate, and Bethesda Cemetery.
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 Tate. The others:
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