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Near the Chattahoochee's safest ford, settlers camped in 1822 and built a trading post where Cherokees exchanged gold for goods. It held the first Nacoochee post office. In 1838 soldiers assembled local Cherokees here to begin the Trail of Tears.
Early Trading Post is a historical marker in Helen, White County, erected in 1955. 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 34.6813, -83.6992 near Helen. The nearest cataloged historic site is Nacoochee Valley (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Crescent Hill Cemetery, The Game Room, and Fountain and Greenhouse.
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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