Historical Marker

Designated Wilderness

Hiawassee · Towns County

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The Brasstown Wilderness, created by the Georgia Wilderness Act of 1986, protects thousands of acres of the Chattahoochee National Forest. It surrounds Brasstown Bald and shelters rare species amid trout streams.

About this site

Designated Wilderness is a historical marker in Hiawassee, Towns County. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Towns County, among 29 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.8745, -83.8109 near Hiawassee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Appalachian Trail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Logan Turnpike, Gold Rush Spurs Cherokee Removal, and Brasstown Bald.

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

📍 34.8745, -83.8109 · Hiawassee, Towns County

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Gold Rush Spurs Cherokee Removal

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