Walker County State Historical Marker

Located in front of John B. Gordon Hall on N. Main St., Lafayette, Ga.

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WALKER COUNTY

Created December 18, 1833, and named for Major Freeman Walker of Augusta, prominent attorney and United States Senator. Here the fierce Chickamaugas preyed upon pioneers, and were in turn defeated and drive away; here Federals and Confederates locked in combat in 1863.

Lookout Mountain and its spur Pigeon Mountain on the West, Taylor's and Dick's Ridges on the east of the county provide spectacular scenery. Rich coal and iron deposits abound; between the mountains lie fertile valleys.

146-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953