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Woodland Indians and Creek Nation initially held the area of present-day Dalton, Georgia. The first recorded white man in the area was Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (1540). [ 25 ] By the mid-18th century, when the Cherokee forced the Creek Nation out of their homelands, to the west and south, the Cherokee Indians called the mountains of ...
In addition, it served as a headquarters and mustering area for the Georgia state militia. It served as a point of contact among the Creek Nation, the US, and the state of Georgia military and political representatives. [20] Tensions among the Upper Creek and Lower Creek towns increased with encroachment by European-American settlers in Georgia.
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
The Coosa chiefdom was a powerful Native American paramount chiefdom in what are now Gordon and Murray counties in Georgia, in the United States. [1] It was inhabited from about 1400 until about 1600, and dominated several smaller chiefdoms. [ 2 ]
His real nickname was "Goody", which came from his willingness to run errands and help neighbors in his hometown of Dalton, Georgia. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 888 games over eight seasons, Simpson compiled a .266 batting average (752-for-2829) with 101 doubles , 41 triples , 73 home runs , 381 RBI , 271 base on balls , .331 on-base percentage and .408 ...
Transition to the Twentieth Century: Thomas County, Georgia, 1900–1920 2002. vol 4 of comprehensive history of one county. Scott, Thomas Allan. Cobb County, Georgia, and the Origin of the Suburban South: A Twentieth Century History (2003). Werner, Randolph D. "The New South Creed and the Limits of Radicalism: Augusta, Georgia, before the 1890s."
An investigation is underway in northwest Georgia after authorities said four men were found dead in a park. Deputies were dispatched to Pleasant Grove Park in Dalton around 11:15 p.m. Saturday ...
It is located in Whitfield county, near Varnell, Georgia. Serving the city of Dalton as a working mill, it is now used as the center piece of a country fair that showcases cultural history of Southern Appalachia. The country fair consists of mountain music, Southern foods, and living history exhibits and the handmade crafts and original art.