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Located only 30 miles from Atlanta, Allatoona Lake offers a respite from the rush of city living
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This popular park on 12,000-acre Lake Allatoona is ideal for swimming, boating and fishing.
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Amicalola, a Cherokee Indian word meaning “tumbling waters,” is an appropriate name for these 729-foot falls -- the tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi River.
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Preserved are historic earthworks, cannon emplacements and monuments. Kennesaw NBP interprets the historic events where over 5,350 soldiers were killed in the battle fought here from June 19, 1864 through July 2, 1864.
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The Birth Home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., may be visited only with a park ranger led tour. The tours are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Register for the tour at the National Park Service Visitor Center in person upon arrival to the park.
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Home to several thousand Native Americans between 1000 A.D. to 1550 A.D., this 54-acre site contains six earthen mounds, a plaza, village area, borrow pits and defensive ditch. This is the most intact Mississippian Culture site in the Southeastern United States.
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Pickett's Mill is one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields in the nation. 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.
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Enjoy a visit to the Bennett History Museum and Appalachian Settlers Village, with exhibits focusing on the history and art of the Southeastern Indians and European settlers. See a film which gives background into the history of native peoples. On the Reinhardt College campus.
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See this native Georgia marble structure that was built in the early 1900’s. Old jail cells that line the front of the courthouse building looked out on the open plaza and the rear of the marble eagles. This led to a popular Cherokee County euphemism for incarceration: A person was not "in jail," but "behind the eagles."
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Cherokee County, located along Georgia's gold belt, figured prominently in the gold rush of the 1830's and 40's. The most successful and the most sophisticated, the Franklin-Creighton, continued operations until 1913, when a shaft collapsed and the mine was flooded. At the Historic Courthouse in Canton
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Restored rock barn, once home to world class race horses, is now headquarters of the Cherokee County Historical Society. Open house on Sunday, May 15th, 10am–4pm with music provided by the Cherokee Community Chorale. Enjoy lemonade and old fashioned tea cakes while browsing the historic exhibits.
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Marker noting the creation of Cherokee County December 3, 1832 from Cherokee Indian lands, and named in memory of the Cherokees. Early settlers tried to start silk production, but were not successful, and today there remains no trace of this except Canton, hopefully named for the Chinese silk center. In the square in front of the courthouse in Canton
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Everyone enjoys a visit to the Calf Barn at Hickory Flat! It's where we keep the little calves for folks to pet and feed. It's a memorable experience for kids of any age -- and a real photo opportunity. Public tours are open to families and small groups.
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Dixie Speedway is a 3/8-mile banked clay oval that hosts weekly stock car racing along with special events including Outlaw Sprint Cars, Monster Truck Nationals, Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series, Demolition Derbies, and Thrill Shows throughout the season.
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For over 90 years, the Historic Canton Theatre has been a shining star for entertainment As early as 1911, the theatre was first used to show slides and silent movies in downtown Canton. The Canton Theatre is now an elegant grand facility bringing Broadway productions to downtown Canton and the surrounding area for its fourth wonderful season.
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Surround yourself with the beauty, relaxation and natural fun that are uniquely Georgia’s Blue Ridge Experience. Enjoy the splendor and exhilaration of a day hiking to nearby waterfalls, horseback riding on forested trails or whitewater rafting in our unspoiled mountain beauty. Try spending the day watching the sun glimmer across the aqua blue waters of Lake Blue Ridge or crystal clear Toccoa River.
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