The Unicoi Turnpike

Opened by Cherokee treaty in 1813 and finished around 1819, this toll road followed an ancient trading path some 150 miles from Georgia through the mountains to Tennessee, becoming a vital early route for freight and settlers.

The Unicoi Turnpike is a historical marker in Sautee Nacoochee, White County, erected in 2003. 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 34.6867, -83.7102 near Sautee Nacoochee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Welcome to Hardman Farm State Historic Site (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Three Families at the Farm, Welcome to Hardman Farm, and Unicoi Turnpike.

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