Historical Marker

Historic Red Clay (marker-296823)

Cohutta · Whitfield County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Red Clay, the Cherokee Nation's final council ground before removal, lies a mile west. During the 1864 campaign Union cavalry drove Confederates from the village in early May, then fortified Cohutta as a guarded Federal supply depot.

About this site

Historic Red Clay is a historical marker in Cohutta, Whitfield County, erected in 1956. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.9841, -84.9457 near Cohutta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Red Clay (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bryant Cemetery, Concord Cemetery, and Smith Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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

Also at or near Cohutta, Whitfield County

“Historic Red Clay” names 2 distinct records in Whitfield County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1956 in Cohutta. The others:

Historic Red Clay — Historical Marker in Cohutta (1956)

📍 34.9841, -84.9457 · Cohutta, Whitfield County

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Nearby in Whitfield County

Historic Varnell Home

Varnell · 1956

Cemetery

Smith Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery

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