138 miles separates Chattanooga, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia, and the sole purpose of the "State Line" was to connect the rivers these cities were built upon. More Railroads of North Georgia
A tumultuous first term as governor from 1829-1831 led to his defeat in the 1831 gubernatorial election. His second term began shortly after the Panic of 1837 during the worst depression in the United States before The Civil War. More Biographies
With access to The Appalachian Trail and more that 12.0 miles of easy to strenuous trails in the park it might be easy to forget about the park's centerpiece, the 729 foot falls
Mountains, rivers, towns, gaps and places that have retained their Cherokee name or the English translation are explored in this geographical trip across our favorite neck of the woods