Lafayette, Georgia

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History of Lafayette

See Seven States at Lover's Leap RoadyGoat

1932

From a sandstone outcrop on the Georgia side of Lookout Mountain, a painted compass rose points out seven states: Tennessee a quarter mile north, Alabama twenty-five miles to the west, then arrows reaching into Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia. The claim has been disputed for nearly a century. In 2015 a meteorologist ran the sight lines and argued that on the very clearest day you might see five. Rock City has never budged. Garnet and Frieda Carter opened the garden in 1932 at the bottom of the Depression and needed people to drive up the mountain, so in 1935 Frieda hired a young sign painter named Clark Byers to letter See Rock City on the roof of any barn whose farmer would let him. He covered more than nine hundred barns across nineteen states in a black Ford, paid forty dollars a month and free roof paint, and kept at it until a power line knocked him off a ladder in 1969. The cliff itself is Lover's Leap, the spot in Cherokee legend where a princess named Nacoochee threw herself after her Choctaw lover Sautee was killed by her own tribe. Stand at the marker on a clear morning before the haze sets in and whatever number of states you count, you can see that they all just blur into the same green.

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Georgia's Two-Hundred-Year Border War RoadyGoat

1818

Georgia and Tennessee have been fighting over one mile of dirt for more than two hundred years, and the reason is water. When Tennessee was admitted in 1796, Congress set its southern border at the 35th parallel. In 1818, survey teams from both states set out to mark the line. Their instruments were bad. One Georgia surveyor reportedly asked the governor for better equipment and was denied. Both teams placed the line approximately one mile south of the true 35th parallel. This became the Nickajack line. That one-mile error matters enormously because the actual 35th parallel crosses the Tennessee River. If the border were corrected northward, Georgia would gain a sliver of access to the Tennessee River at Nickajack Lake, a potential water supply lifeline for metro Atlanta, a city perpetually running out of water. Georgia has tried to move the border at least twelve times: in the 1890s, 1905, 1915, 1922, 1941, 1947, 1971, and again in 2008 during a severe drought. The Georgia legislature has passed multiple resolutions directing the governor to pursue the claim in the Supreme Court. Tennessee has never budged. One mile. Two centuries. Billions of gallons of water. The survey error that a better compass would have prevented is now the most contested state border in America.

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Chickamauga Battlefield

1863

Site of the bloodiest two-day battle of the Civil War, fought September 19-20, 1863, with over 34,000 total casualties.

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New Echota Cherokee Capital

1825

The last capital of the Cherokee Nation before removal, where the controversial Treaty of New Echota was signed in 1835 leading to the Trail of Tears.

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Things to Do in Lafayette

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See Seven States at Lover's Leap

From a sandstone outcrop on the Georgia side of Lookout Mountain a painted compass rose points out seven states: Tennessee a quarter mile north, Alabama…

nature 21.9 mi away

Ruby Falls

A 145-foot underground waterfall inside Lookout Mountain. Discovered in 1928.

Everything Near Lafayette

14 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

Marsh-Warthen House · 0.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a second; you're looking at a piece of Walker County history! This is the Marsh-Warthen House, a beautiful example of Greek Revival architecture. Built around 1836, the house underwent several…
Gordon-Lee Mansion · 11.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This elegant mansion stands as a testament to Southern ambition, though its construction was plagued by delays. Imagine the frustration! Construction on what was then called the Gordon residence started around 1840. But…
Lee and Gordon Mill · 12.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a place that not only fed a community, but also rebuilt itself from the ashes of war. That's the story of Lee and Gordon Mill. Built in 1867 by James Gordon and John Lee, the mill replaced one destroyed during…
Chickamauga Battlefield · 15.7 mi · Historical Marker
Site of the bloodiest two-day battle of the Civil War, fought September 19-20, 1863, with over 34,000 total casualties.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park · 16.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Feel the echoes of cannons and the weight of history in this quiet landscape, where the fate of the Union once hung in the balance. In September 1863, the Battle of Chickamauga raged here, a brutal clash between…
Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel · 16.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Prepare to be amazed! Right here, nestled in the Georgia landscape, lies a testament to 19th-century ingenuity: the Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel. Back in the 1840s, Georgia was determined to build its first state-owned…
A. D. Strickland Store · 18.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming building was once the heart of Dawnville, Georgia. For over a century, the A.D. Strickland Store served as a vital hub for the surrounding rural community. Built around 1878, the store operated under…
Dalton, GA · 18.3 mi · Local history
Dalton, Georgia is synonymous with carpet. Drive into town and you'll see wall-to-wall showrooms, factories humming in the distance, and signs boasting "Carpet Capital of the World." It's more than just a slogan; it's…
Dalton Commercial Historic District · 18.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a minute and check out this district: it's like stepping back into Dalton's commercial heyday. The Dalton Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, really shows off…
See Seven States at Lover's Leap · 18.8 mi
From a sandstone outcrop on the Georgia side of Lookout Mountain, a painted compass rose points out seven states: Tennessee a quarter mile north, Alabama twenty-five miles to the west, then arrows reaching into Georgia,…
Lookout Mountain Hotel · 18.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
They call it the 'Castle in the Clouds', and for a while, it was *the* place to be. The Lookout Mountain Hotel opened here on June 23, 1928, amidst a wave of tourism to this very mountain. Designed by architect R.H.…
John Ross House (Rossville, Georgia) · 19.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Stand here and you're near the home of a man who fought tirelessly to save his people's land. This is the John Ross House. John Ross, also known as Kooweskoowe, served as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation for…

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New Echota Cherokee Capital · 19.7 mi · Historical Marker
The last capital of the Cherokee Nation before removal, where the controversial Treaty of New Echota was signed in 1835 leading to the Trail of Tears.
Georgia's Two-Hundred-Year Border War · 19.8 mi
Georgia and Tennessee have been fighting over one mile of dirt for more than two hundred years, and the reason is water. When Tennessee was admitted in 1796, Congress set its southern border at the 35th parallel. In…

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