Historical Marker

Cooling Vat

Sautee Nacoochee · White County

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The Story

This heavy stone trough, quarried and hand-chiseled by enslaved workers, served as a 19th-century refrigerator: cool spring water flowing through it kept butter, cream, and milk fresh, a vivid trace of the labor that sustained the farm.

About this site

Cooling Vat is a historical marker in Sautee Nacoochee, White County. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in White County, among 97 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.6866, -83.6761 near Sautee Nacoochee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Slave Dwelling (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include African American Heritage Site, Joe Brown Pikes, and Nacoochee Cemetery.

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

📍 34.6866, -83.6761 · Sautee Nacoochee, White County

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