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Northwest Georgia's earliest wagon route, the Old Federal Road crossed Cherokee country after the 1805 Treaty of Tellico granted permission to use it. It became the region's first postal route and main emigrant path toward Tennessee and Alabama.
Old Federal Road is a historical marker in Varnell, Whitfield County, erected in 2001. 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 34.8931, -84.9466 near Varnell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Prater’s Mill and The Civil War (historical marker), about 1.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cotton Gin, Historic Varnell Home, and Military Operations in Crow Valley.
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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