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Hightower Trail Historical Marker
- Hightower (Etowah) Trail State
Historical Marker
- Located on the ramp to the westbound lanes of Stone
Mountain Freeway (U.S. 78) in DeKalb County just west of the
Gwinnett County line
(Text)
- HIGHTOWER (ETOWAH) TRAIL
Hightower (Etowah) Trail, one of
the best marked Indian Trails in Georgia, was a much used crossover
between two of the noted Trading Paths radiating from Augusta.
Recognized as a former boundary between Cherokee and Creek lands,
a part of it became, by Act of General Assembly 1822, the boundary
line between Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties. Early families settled
along the trail and it remained a main road until the 1840's.
Segments of it have been abandoned but many sections remain in
use as part of present day roads. The name is believed to come
from the Cherokee, Ita-Wa.
- 044=54B GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1956
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