Gold, Lumber and Tourism in the North GA Hills

This valley holds layered history: the Mississippian builders of Nacoochee Mound, the 1800s gold rush, a logging boom that cut white pine for WWI ship masts, and finally tourism, when Helen became a Bavarian-style village in 1969.

Gold, Lumber and Tourism in the North GA Hills is a historical marker in Helen, 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 34.6958, -83.7117 near Helen. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ronald H. Glaze - The Distinguished Service Cross (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Hardman Farm Estate, Hardman Farm State Historic Site, and The Unicoi Turnpike.

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