Historical Marker

Blood Mountain

Blairsville · Union County · Erected 1958

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The Story

Cherokee legend says a battle with the Creeks at nearby Slaughter Gap ran the creeks red, giving Blood Mountain its name. At 4,458 feet, it is the highest peak on Georgia's stretch of the Appalachian Trail.

About this site

Blood Mountain is a historical marker in Blairsville, Union County, erected in 1958. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Union County, among 101 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.7351, -83.9178 near Blairsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Appalachian Trail in North Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Walasi-Yi Inn, Union Cemetery, and Byron Herbert Reece.

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

📍 34.7351, -83.9178 · Blairsville, Union County

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