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Herodtown was among the last Creek villages in the area to survive white settlement. Tradition holds that its chief, 'Old Herod,' a friend of the settlers, joined Andrew Jackson with his warriors during the 1818 march against the Seminoles.
Old Herod Town is a historical marker in Dawson, Terrell County, erected in 1958. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Terrell County, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.6992, -84.4417 near Dawson. The nearest cataloged historic site is General Andrew Jackson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chickasawhatchee Methodist Cemetery, and Houston Grove 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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