Historical Marker

Nacoochee Valley

Helen · White County · Erected 1980

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The Story

This north Georgia valley was a center of Cherokee life, its villages clustered near the ancient Nacoochee Mound. After gold was found nearby in 1828, settlers transformed the valley into farms and gold-rush boomtowns.

About this site

Nacoochee Valley is a historical marker in Helen, White County, erected in 1980. 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 34.6819, -83.6999 near Helen. The nearest cataloged historic site is Early Trading Post (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.

📍 34.6819, -83.6999 · Helen, White County

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