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This ancient footpath once marked the boundary between Cherokee lands to the north and Creek lands to the south, running from the Apalachee River west toward the Etowah (Hightower). Social Circle grew up at its crossing with another old Indian trail.
Hightower Trail is a historical marker in Social Circle, Walton County. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Walton County, among 105 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.6562, -83.7188 near Social Circle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Social Circle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include In Memory of Emma Sansom, The March to the Sea, and Circle View 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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