Built around 1815 as a stagecoach inn on the Unicoi Turnpike, this plantation house was enlarged by Devereaux Jarrett, the 'richest man in the Tugaloo Valley.' Georgia preserved it in the 1950s as a historic site.
Traveler's Rest State Historic Site
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Traveler's Rest State Historic Site is a historical marker in Toccoa, Stephens County. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Stephens County, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.6089, -83.2389 near Toccoa. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Traveler's Rest (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Travelers Rest Cemetery, Traveler's Rest, and Providence 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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