Historical Marker

Karl Wallenda

Tallulah Falls · Rabun County

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The Story

On July 18, 1970, the 65-year-old high-wire legend Karl Wallenda inched across Tallulah Gorge, hundreds of feet above the rocks, pausing for two handstands as tens of thousands of spectators and Governor Lester Maddox watched.

About this site

Karl Wallenda is a historical marker in Tallulah Falls, Rabun County. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Rabun County, among 68 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.7388, -83.3886 near Tallulah Falls. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tallulah Falls Depot (historic place), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Tallulah Falls Railway and Depot, Tallulah Falls Cemetery, and Joy Baptist Cemetery.

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

📍 34.7388, -83.3886 · Tallulah Falls, Rabun County

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Nearby in Rabun County

Tallulah Falls Railway and Depot

Tallulah Falls · 1999

Cemetery

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