Museums | Historical Societies | Sites & Organizations
Museums
Located on the post’s original parade ground/polo field, the area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the 6th Cavalry Museum preserves the rich military history of the “Fighting Sixth” Cavalry stationed at the post at Fort Oglethorpe from 1919 – 1942. The 6th Cavalry Museum houses artifacts, uniforms, weapons, accoutrements, photos, and vehicles.
Adairsville Rail Depot Age of Steam Museum
http://www.n-georgia.com/adairsville-rail-depot-steam-museum.html
The Adairsville Rail Depot Age of Steam Museum is located in the restored depot building on the public square in historic downtown Adairsville, Georgia. The exhibits include Civil War artifacts as well as agricultural and railroad technological innovations.
Amelia's: The Johnson Family Homeplace
http://hchistory.weebly.com/amelias.html
The Johnson Family Homeplace’s mission is to preserve the heritage of the Northwest Georgia Region through educational programs for school aged children. This historic house features storytelling, hands on projects, music, and workshops geared to help students understand the lives of their ancestors.
Booth Western Art Museum
The Booth Western Art Museum is located on the square in historic downtown Cartersville, Georgia. The Booth Museum’s permanent collection contains Western art, Civil War art, Presidential letters, and portraits.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
The 5,300 acre Chickamauga Battlefield, scene of the last major Confederate victory of the American Civil War, contains numerous monuments, historical markers, wayside exhibits, and trails. The museum is located in the visitor’s center on site and includes various exhibits, an orientation film, a fiber optic battlefield map, a bookstore, and the Claud E. and Zenada O. Fuller Collection of American Military Shoulder Arms.
Chieftains Museum—Major Ridge Home
http://www.chieftainsmuseum.org/
Chieftains Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Major Ridge, whose old home Chieftains Museum now occupies, was one of the signers of the Treaty of New Echota, which resulted in the forced relocation of the Cherokee people. Guided tours are available at the museum.
Chief Vann House State Historic Site
www.gastateparks.org/ChiefVannHouse
During the 1790s, James Vann became a Cherokee Indian leader and wealthy businessman. He established the largest and most prosperous plantation in the Cherokee Nation, covering 1,000 acres of what is now Murray County. A guided tour allows visitors to see the house, which features beautiful hand carvings, a remarkable “floating” staircase, a 12-foot mantle and fine antiques. The Chief Vann House is located along Highway 225 in Chatsworth, Georgia.
Funk Heritage Center
http://www.reinhardt.edu/funkheritage/
Georgia's official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center, the Funk Heritage Center, is located on the Reinhardt University campus in Waleska, Georgia. This institution provides educational programs for schools and adults. The Bennett History Museum contains artifacts that represent southeastern U.S. Native American culture from before European contact.
Gordon-Lee Mansion
The Gordon-Lee mansion is the only structure that was used during the Battle of Chickamauga and still survives. The mansion was at one time a headquarters and then became a Federal battlefield hospital. The mansion is located on the battlefield in Chickamauga, Georgia, and is now being used as a museum. Guided tours through the mansion and surrounding trails are available, allowing visitors to see the house as it was in 1864.
Hiram Rosenwald School Museum
http://www.cityofhiramga.gov/index.aspx?NID=136
In 1912, Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, Roebuck, and Company, established the Rosenwald Fund to assist in community construction of public schools for African-American students in the South. One of those schools became the Hiram Rosenwald School Museum and is located in Hiram, Georgia; visitors can take tours of the facilities and learn about the school’s history.
Lee and Gordon's Mill
http://www.leeandgordonsmills.com/
The Lee and Gordon’s Mill was constructed in 1836 and was in continuous operation, milling flour and corn, until 1967 when the current owner retired. The mill was purchased in 1993 and was restored and brought back up to operational capacity once again. The mill now serves as a museum which contains the “Veterans of All Wars” exhibit on the second floor of the building, and shows visitors how the mill operated in the previous decades.
Oak Hill and The Martha Berry Museum at Berry College
The Martha Berry Museum is located on the Berry College campus. The museum includes a permanent exhibit that traces the evolution of the Berry Schools into Berry College. The Martha Berry Museum also includes an art gallery and temporary exhibits.
Paradise Gardens Park and Museum
http://www.paradisegardenfoundation.org/
The mission of Paradise Gardens is to restore and preserve the work of folk artist Howard Finster. Paradise Gardens Park is the home of Finster Fest, the three-acre art environment of Finster who entertained guests with his humor, art, and banjo until his death in 2001. Visitors will see various pieces of original art that include an old restored chapel, a garden full of mosaic images, an enormous decorated shoe, classic cars with hand–drawn images, and many other random comical works by this late artist.
Pickett's Mill State Historic Site
www.gastateparks.org/pickettsmillbattlefield
Pickett’s Mill is one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields in the nation. On this site in 1864, Federal troops tried to flank Confederate positions around Atlanta. Visitors can travel roads used by Federal and Confederate troops, see earthworks constructed by these men, and walk through the same ravine where hundreds died. The site is located in Dallas, Georgia.
Roland Hayes Museum
http://www.harrisartscenter.com/harris-arts-center/roland-hayes/
The mission of the Roland Hayes Museum is a division of the Calhoun Gordon Arts Council. Its mission is to honor the life and perpetuate the musical artistry of Roland Hayes. Hayes was a Gordon County native who was the first African-American classical singer to have an international career on the concert and operatic stage.
Rome Area History Museum
http://www.romehistorymuseum.com/
The permanent exhibits create a walk through time, starting with the Native Americans and early settlers, through the Civil War, to the development of Rome’s culture, life-ways, and industries. The museum contains original documents such as maps, blueprints, photos, and personal letters. Rome Area History Museum is located on Broad Street in the heart of historic downtown Rome, Georgia.
Rose Lawn Museum
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, this beautifully restored Victorian mansion in Cartersville, Georgia, is a museum that houses the writings and memorabilia of Sam Jones and Rebecca Latimer Felton.
Sanford-Wade Heritage House
http://hchistory.weebly.com/managed-properties.html
The Sanford-Wade Heritage House (SWHH) is an historic building in Buchanan, Georgia, which was formerly the home of a prominent local citizen, the late Evelyn Shepard Sanford Wade. The house is dedicated to preserving the memory of Wade, who was an educator and served as mayor of Buchanan.
Tellus Science Museum
This museum is located in Cartersville, Georgia, and contains scientific exhibits, including mineral and rock exhibits, energy and electricity, antique machines and vehicles, dinosaurs, and a planetarium.
The Marsh House of Lafayette
http://www.marshhouseoflafayette.com/
The Marsh House, named after the owner in the 1860s, Spencer Marsh, is a house museum and events venue owned by Walker County, Georgia, which features historical tours and community events. This lovely antebellum home, located on North Main Street in Lafayette, sits across from Chattooga Academy / John B. Gordon Hall where Confederate General Braxton Bragg planned the Battle of Chickamauga.
Tunnel Hill Heritage Center
www.TunnelHillHeritageCenter.com
This center commemorates the battles fought between the Union and the Confederate forces in the area of Tunnel Hill. Nearby is The Clisby Austin House, which served as the headquarters of Union General William T. Sherman while he made plans for his attacks against nearby Dalton and Resaca. Construction on the Western and Atlantic Railroad Tunnel in Tunnel Hill began in 1848. In 1850, the first W & A train passed through the mountain tunnel. In 1862, the tunnel was also a part of the Great Locomotive Chase, which increases its historic value. The Tunnel Hill Heritage Center offers a timeline of the 1850 Western and Atlantic Railroad Tunnel restoration, Civil War artifacts from local families, lectures on chenille bedspreads, and the Great Locomotive Chase. Tours of the museum are available to school groups and the general public.
Walker County Regional Heritage and Train Museum
http://cityofchickamauga.org/trainmuseum
The Train Depot, which is located in historic downtown Chickamauga, has been restored and houses the Walker County Regional Heritage and Model Train Museum. The museum exhibits include: Civil War collectibles, Native-American artifacts and arrowheads, WWI artifacts, antique guns and furniture, and a complete working display of Lionel Old Gauge model trains that date from as early as 1947. Model train engines, cars, and parts are also sold in the depot.
West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa
The West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa takes visitors back in time to the late 1800s and early 1900s; the museum includes replicas of old stores, a barber shop, and a bank. Exhibits include a 30-ft. Tyrannosaurus Rex towering over seven other smaller dinosaurs, a horse drawn buggy, and a restored 1923 Ford Peddlers Wagon. The museum is located in Tallapoosa, Georgia.
Historical Societies
Catoosa County Historical Society
http://www.manta.com/c/mmdsl3j/old-stone-church
Making its home in the historic Old Stone Church in Ringgold, the Catoosa County Historical Society mainly houses Civil War memorabilia that has been donated by local citizens who wish to preserve the region’s history and artifacts from the 1860s. The historic church was completely restored and opened to the public in 1997.
Cave Spring Historical Society
www.cavespringhistoricalsociety.com
The Cave Spring Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of key historical buildings in Cave Spring, Georgia. There are currently 85 buildings in Cave Spring on the historic register for historic buildings. Current sponsored sites include the Hearn Inn, a pre-Civil War church, Hearn Academy, the Olde Baptist Church, and a Presbyterian church all of which are historical buildings located in Cave Spring.
Chattooga County Historical Society
The Chattooga County Historical Society in Summerville, Georgia, focuses on the study and preservation of Chattooga County history. The Society shares this history mainly through the publication of quarterlies, which are available for purchase from their website.
Cherokee County Historical Society
The Cherokee County Historical Society is dedicated to historic preservation and education in Cherokee County. The society publishes several newsletters and quarterlies which are available to purchase through their website. The Cherokee County Historical Society also holds the diary pages from Clara Bedell, a young woman who wrote eight volumes which detailed events and people of Canton between the years 1900-1902.
Etowah Valley Historical Society of Bartow County
The Etowah Valley Historical Society is based in Bartow County, Georgia. The Society maintains extensive preservation projects and also focuses on the preservation and research of Bartow County history. The Society webpage also has links pertaining to Bartow County genealogy.
Gilmer County Genealogical Society
www.gilmercountyhistoricalsociety.org
The Gilmer County area was originally settled by the Cherokee Indians around 1650. The county seat is located in the city of Ellijay, which bears the same name as a Cherokee settlement located in the same place, where the Ellijay and Cartecay Rivers come together to form the Coosawattee River. The word Ellijay means "new ground place" in Cherokee. The Gilmer County Genealogical Society specializes in census, military, church, land deed, and Bible records. It also contains Native American and African American genealogies from the area.
Gordon County Historical Society
www.exploregordoncounty.com/list.history/oakleigh-gordon-historical-society
Gordon County was established in 1850, and was named for William Washington Gordon of Savannah, the first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad and the first Georgian to graduate from West Point Military Academy. Located in the county seat of Calhoun, the Gordon County Historical Society possesses census records, railroad records, photos, historic maps, family records, and information on Civil War regiments from William Gordon, all pertaining to the history of Gordon County.
Haralson County Historical Society
The Haralson County Historical Society is a non-profit organization that serves its community by collecting and preserving the shared history of the county and its inhabitants. The society engages in multiple historical projects and prints newsletters which are available for purchase from its website. The Haralson County Historical Society manages the historic site where it is thought that the first road in Georgia was built, the road to Darien.
Marble Valley Historical Society
The Marble Valley Historical Society, located in Pickens County, is an organization that focuses on preservation of historical buildings and raising community interest in history. One significant project underway is to identify Native American sites in Pickens County for the National Trail of Tears Association and to identify remaining sections of the 1805 Old Federal Road for the National Park Service.
Paulding County Historical Society and Museum
The Paulding County Historical Society has been at the forefront of preservation efforts in Paulding County. Museum exhibits include Native American artifacts, gems and minerals, historic photographs, World War I, World War II, and Civil War artifacts. Projects include improving the grave of the unknown Confederate Soldier in the Paulding County Confederate Cemetery. The society has several books about Paulding County history available for purchase from the website. The Paulding County Museum offers school/class tours daily. The curator guides the students through the museum telling stories of the past, showing the students how tools and utensils were used in the 1800s, all the while interacting with the students to give them a hands-on learning experience.
Polk County Historical Society and Museum
The Polk County Historical Society is headquartered in an historical building on College Street in Cedartown, Georgia, that also houses museum exhibits. Museum exhibits include a Native American timeline and displays of early twentieth century clothing and furniture. The society also provides access to public records such as marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, land deeds, and property location.
Whitfield-Murray County Historical Society
http://www.whitfield-murrayhistoricalsociety.org/
Responsible for the historical preservation and conservation of two north Georgia counties, the Whitfield-Murray County Historical Society was formed in the 1950s as part of an effort to restore the historic Vann House in Spring Place. The historical society maintains local historical properties which would otherwise be in danger of neglect or destruction. Properties include the Hamilton House, Blunt House, and Dug Gap Battle Park in Whitfield; the Wright Hotel, Chatsworth Depot, and the Spring Place Methodist Church in Murray. The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society is headquartered in the 1890s Crown Cotton Mill office building in Dalton.
Sites & Organizations
Allatoona Pass
http://www.evhsonline.org/allatoona/
The Battle of Allatoona Pass, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign during the Civil War, was fought on October 4, 1864, in Bartow County. A large portion of the battlefield remains in a condition little changed since the time of the battle. A Confederate division under Major General Samuel G. French attacked a Union garrison under Brigadier General John M. Corse located within two earthen “mountain fortresses,” according to French. Unable to completely capture Union ground, French withdrew his troops from Allatoona Pass. In total, there were over 1,600 casualties. Within easy walking distances are found railroad lines cut through solid rock, two well-preserved earth forts with extensive undisturbed trenches and outworks, a classic antebellum plantation house, and the grave of the unknown hero of the battle. The site is accessible to the public year round.
Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association
Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Blue Ridge, Georgia, the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association’s mission is to provide opportunities in the realm of art for personal growth of the individual and economic growth to the community. One of the focal points of the association is the Art Center that houses the “Galleries on West Main.” This main art exhibit gallery displays over 2,500 artwork pieces.
Capitoline Wolf Statue
www.romegeorgia.com/capwolf.html
In 1928 the American Chatillon Corporation began construction of a rayon plant in Rome as part of a joint effort with the Italian Chatillon Corporation. Italian premiere Benito Mussolini sent a block of marble from the Roman forum inscribed “from old Rome to new Rome” to be used as the cornerstone of the new rayon plant. After the plant was completed in 1929, Mussolini honored Rome with a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus nursing from the Capitoline Wolf.
Chattahoochee National Forest
http://blueridgemountains.com/chattahoochee_national_forest.html
The Chattahoochee National Forest covers 749,689 acres in north Georgia and is managed by six ranger districts. Over 40 percent of the forest is located in Fannin County. Exactly 40,006 acres are located in the Cohutta Ranger District and 66,097 in the Blue Ridge Ranger District. The forest began when the forest service purchased 31,000 acres in Fannin, Lumpkin, and Union Counties from the Gennett family in 1911 for seven dollars per acre.
Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovens
http://cityofchickamauga.org/cokeovens
This early example of Georgia industry illustrates the importance of the railroad and steel foundries in the Chattanooga region from the late 1890s to the 1930s. The Chickamauga coke ovens are located just north of downtown Chickamauga on Highway 341. The beehive ovens of the Durham Iron and Coal Company were designed to turn coal into coke for use in the Iron and Steel Foundries in nearby Chattanooga, Tennessee. The coal was shipped by train from the Durham coal mines on nearby Lookout Mountain on a winding, precarious railroad constructed around 1891.
Cherokee Arts Center
Located in Cherokee County in the heart of Canton, the Cherokee Arts Center conducts public events, classes, camps, and festivals. The Cherokee Arts Center’s largest event of the year is a yearly community festival. Featured attractions at the Arts Festival are an arts market with oil and watercolor paintings, fine blown glass, jewelry, pottery, sculpture, and hand turned wood.
Cooper’s Furnace
www.roadsidegeorgia.com/site/cooperiron.html
The only remnant of the bustling industrial town of Etowah is the furnace at Cooper Iron Works. Built by Jacob Stroup in the 1830s, this foundry was the first in the area. A politician named Mark Cooper purchased the foundry from Stroup in 1844 after losing the election for governor to George Crawford in 1843. Cooper later sold half of this business and used the money to build the Etowah Railroad. That same year, Cooper sold all his holdings in Etowah. The next year the Confederate government began to operate the furnace. In 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign, General Joseph Johnston stationed men on the hills surrounding the plant, and they fought a skirmish before retreating.
Creative Arts Guild/Dalton Whitfield Commission for the Arts
http://www.creativeartsguild.org/
Located on West Waugh Street in Dalton, the Creative Arts Guild is main the center for Fine Arts education and performance in Whitfield County. This institution offers several programs to the public such as jazz dance, gymnastics, music performance and instruction, theatre, and youth art classes. Along with these instructional services, the Arts Guild also displays local art throughout the center as a part of the Guild’s art gallery.
Crescent Farm Rock Barn
www.rockbarn.org/national-register-of-historic-places/crescent-farm
Constructed in 1906 by Augustus Lee Coggins, the rock barn is believed to be the only one in Georgia. It was used primarily as stables for race horses, and then in World War I housed mules that were sold to the military. In 1985, the Cherokee County Board of Education donated the Coggins Rock Barn to the Historical Society. In 1989, the rock barn along with the historic main house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name of Crescent Farm. A Georgia Historical Marker was also placed that year at the Crescent Farm Rock Barn by the Georgia Department of Parks and Recreation. Today, the rock barn serves as a meeting hall, exhibition center, and special events facility.
Dade County Courthouse
http://www.dadecounty-ga.gov/CountyCourthouse.cfm?lid=1139
Although sources say that Dade County's first courthouse was built in Trenton in 1849, the first courthouse was likely constructed even earlier. At some point thereafter, a new courthouse was built, but was burned by Union troops in November 1863 in connection with the Chattanooga Campaign. In 1869 a new courthouse was constructed. While a plaque at the present courthouse indicates that the 1869 courthouse burned in 1895, local newspaper articles document that the 1869 courthouse was used until torn down in 1925 to make way for a new courthouse. Dade County's fourth and present courthouse was built in 1926. This 1926 structure, built in Dutch Colonial style, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and still functions as an active courthouse.
Etowah Indian Mounds
http://www.gastateparks.org/EtowahMounds
The Etowah Indian Mounds, located in Bartow County near the banks of the Etowah River, are all that remain of a once thriving community. Home to several thousand Native Americans from 1000 A.D. to 1550 A.D., this 54-acre site contains six earthen mounds, a plaza, a village area, burrow pits, and a defensive ditch. This is the most intact Mississippian culture site in the Southeastern United States.
Fort Mountain State Park
http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMountain
Located eight miles east of Chatsworth in Murray County, this 3,712 acre park offers some of the most beautiful trails in Georgia. The top of the mountain supports an 855-ft long rock wall that some experts believe dates back to early Native American culture and may have been used for protection against other warring tribes. Others speculate that the rock-fort structure was built by Hernado De Soto while on his exploration journey through Georgia.
Fort Oglethorpe
Named for Georgia’s first governor, the city is located on the former site of the U.S. Army Post at Fort Oglethorpe (1902 – 1946). The Post made significant military and medical contributions in World War I and World War II, but was deemed too small to remain open. Sold as surplus to private individuals, the City of Fort Oglethorpe was incorporated in 1949, making it the first new city in the State of Georgia in 25 years. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the officer homes, band barrack, and guardhouse on Barnhardt Circle surround the Post’s parade ground preserving the military heritage that was transformed into the City of Fort Oglethorpe. The city is home to the Chickamauga Battlefield and the U.S. Army 6th Cavalry Museum.
GeorgiaInfo
http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/
GALILEO and the University of Georgia Libraries offer GeorgiaInfo as part of the Digital Library of Georgia. GeorgiaInfo is an extensive online resource about Georgia’s history, culture, geography, and government. GeorgiaInfo is comprised of both original material created by GeorgiaInfo staff and links to other websites with information on Georgia and its history.
Gilmer Arts and Heritage Association
The Gilmer Arts and Heritage Association is a non-profit, local arts organization encouraging a range of artistic expression. Located in Ellijay, the Association's central role is preserving the area's cultural heritage and sustaining the best quality of life in the region by offering visual arts, performing arts, and more. The Gilmer Arts and Heritage Association has a wide variety of exhibits and performances throughout the year.
Hamilton House
http://www.whitfield-murrayhistoricalsociety.org/historicproperties/hamiltonhouse.html
This circa 1840 house is now a museum and the oldest brick building in Dalton. Hamilton House, an antebellum house in Dalton, Georgia, is a chenille tufting museum. Its holdings include antiques, chenille bedspreads and tufting artifacts, and historical memorabilia including Civil War artifacts. Hamilton House is located in Dalton, Georgia, The Carpet Capital of the World.
Haralson County Courthouse
http://hchistory.weebly.com/courthousehistory.html
Haralson County courthouse, which has stood proudly in the center of the square in little Buchanan since 1892, epitomizes the Victorian period. The building is Queen Anne in style. It was designed by Bruce and Morgan, whose partnership produced at least eight Georgia courthouses including several along U.S. 27. It was used as an active courthouse until 1972, but is no longer in use today. Now it is currently part of the National Registry of Historic Buildings and serves as a public library with meeting facilities and an office for the county's Historical Society on the Buchanan square. Visits can be scheduled Monday through Thursday and on Saturdays. Admission is free.
Harris Arts Center
http://www.harrisartscenter.com/
The Calhoun Gordon Art Council is located inside the Harris Arts Center in downtown Calhoun. The CGAC is an umbrella organization comprised of the Calhoun Little Theatre, the Community Chorus, the Visual Arts Guild, the Music Guild, the Literary Arts Guild, and the Roland Hayes Museum. These institutions are focused on educational and community outreach programs.
Joseph E. Johnston Statue
http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/johnstonstatue.html
Located in the downtown area of Dalton, this statue honors a Confederate officer who served as the commander of the Army of Tennessee in 1864. In 1861 he resigned his commission from the U.S. Army to join the Confederate forces. Later that year, he was placed in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia. After command was passed to Robert E. Lee, he moved to the western front and took command of the Army of the Tennessee. His inability to get along with Jefferson Davis led to his removal during the Siege of Atlanta. Faced with an opponent of overwhelming strength, he performed remarkably well, retreating across half the state and losing about as many men as his opponent, William Tecumseh Sherman. Erected in October of 1912 by the Daughters of the Confederacy, this 15-ft high statue is the only known sculpture of Joseph E. Johnston.
Mount Vernon Mill #3
The first textile mill in Northwest Georgia, Mount Vernon was established in 1845 by Andrew P. Allgood, Spencer S. Marsh, and Colonel W.K. Briers in the area that became known as Trion, Georgia. During World War II, Mount Vernon Mill No. 3 produced enough fabric to make 10,500 fatigue suits and over 7.5 billion yards for gun patches.
New Echota Historic Site
http://www.gastateparks.org/NewEchota
Originally called Newtown, New Echota became the official state capitol of the Cherokee Nation in 1825. It was also the site for the signing of the Treaty of New Echota which stipulated the terms and conditions under which the Cherokee would be removed from the area. Today, visitors can see 12 original and reconstructed buildings, including the Council House, Court House, Print Shop, Missionary Samuel Worcester's home, and an 1805 store, as well as outbuildings such as smoke houses, corn cribs, and barns.
Old Stone Church
www.exploregeorgia.org/listing/3477-old-stone-church-museum
Located on Old Cohutta Road in Ringgold and used as a makeshift Civil War hospital for both Confederate and Union troops, the Old Stone Church was built in 1850. It is open Thursday through Sunday. The church contains a museum that provides historical information about the Civil War in Ringgold. The original pews and altar can still be found in the church.
Old Pickens County Courthouse
www.marblevalley.org/old-pickens-jailkirby-quinton-cabin
The first Courthouse built in Pickens County burned down in 1947. The existing Pickens County Courthouse was built in 1948 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The current marble courthouse is made from locally quarried marble.
Paulding Fine Arts Association
http://www.pauldingfinearts.org/
Located in Dallas, the Paulding Fine Arts Association is a non-profit organization created in 1982 to provide the citizens of Paulding County with opportunities to experience the arts on all levels through observation, education, and participation. Paulding Fine Arts Association Art exhibits are on display at the Fine Arts Gallery at the Dallas Civic Center building. All of the exhibits range from traditional country scenes to modern day and children's works.
Pickens Art and Cultural Alliance
http://www.pickensartsandculturalalliance.org/
With the encouragement and support of the county government, the Pickens Arts and Cultural Alliance was formed in the summer of 2007 through a grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts. The PACA is an umbrella organization which was established to give support and assistance to all existing arts and historic preservation organizations in and around Pickens County. It is the mission of the PACA to enhance the quality of life for residents, preserve culture, increase educational opportunities in the arts, and promote cultural activities by developing a strong arts and historic preservation environment in Pickens County.
Prater’s Mill
Located in the City of Varnell in Whitfield County, Prater’s Mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built by Franklin Prater in 1855, the mill served as a campsite for both Confederate and Union forces. The water-powered mill was originally fitted with the latest in grain cleaning, grinding, and sifting machinery, all powered by the Coahulla Creek. The mill remained in operation until 1970.
Resaca Battlefield Historic Site
http://www.resacabattlefield.org/FoRThePark.htm
Strategically placed along the lines of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, the town of Resaca became the sight of battle between Union and Confederate forces in May 1864. Union forces ultimately outflanked Confederate positions and marched on towards Atlanta. In 1866, local resident Mary Green took it upon herself to transfer many of the Confederate soldiers buried hastily after the battle by Union sappers to their final resting place in what is the oldest Confederate Cemetery in Georgia. The bodies of more than 440 Southern soldiers rest there today.
Sacred Harp Publishing Company
http://originalsacredharp.com/
The Sacred Harp is one of the best known and most used shape note songbooks in Georgia. Originally produced in 1844 by two Georgia natives, the songbook follows a much older method of using shaped notes to teach singing and sight reading of music. The Headquarters and Museum features a growing collection of Sacred Harp and other shape note songbooks, histories, and recent academic research, minutes, periodicals, and scrapbooks.
Sharptop Arts Association]
http://sharptopartsassociation.org/
Located in Jasper, the Sharptop Arts Association is a non-profit organization created to stimulate and encourage art appreciation and development of the arts and crafts. Through classes, workshops, exhibits, and cultural events, the Association strives to provide a balanced program of art opportunities for all the people of Pickens County and the extended community.
Springer Mountain
http://www.georgiatrails.com/gt/Springer_Mountain
This peak marks the southern terminus of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The trail stretches approximately 2,178 miles across 14 states, ending in Maine. This Appalachian Trail day hike follows the trail from Forest Service Road 42 to the top of Springer Mountain. It is the shortest approach to the starting point of the Appalachian Trail. Springer is one of the few places in Georgia never forested, mostly because the ground is so rocky that trees don't grow well in the soil.
Van Wert Methodist Church
http://www.exploregeorgia.org/listing/4930-van-wert-methodist-church
One of the oldest structures in Polk County, the Van Wert Methodist Church was constructed in 1857. The town of Van Wert was originally part of Paulding County, but became a part of Polk when the county was created in 1851 from parts of Paulding and Floyd. The website tells the history of the church and features photos before its restoration, which is currently taking place.
Woodstock Depot
www.rockbarn.org/national-register-of-historic-places/woodstock-depot
This depot was built in 1912 by one of the South’s oldest railroad companies, the L&N, to carry both passengers and freight to the area. It was rehabilitated several years ago as a Transportation Enhancement project and is now used as a community center.