Nacoochee Valley: Valley of the Evening Star

Nacoochee Valley: Valley of the Evening Star is a Georgia historical marker in White County, dedicated 1980.

Located on Unicoi Turnpike (Georgia Route 17) in Helen.

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This valley has long fascinated travelers, writers and artists. It was farmed for centuries by Indians and white men alike. The valley was devastated by Spanish and American gold hunters and timbermen and has been carefully nurtured by prosperous summer residents and progressive farmers. The valley is watered by Sautee and Duke's Creeks and the Chattahoochee River. These streams formed the rich alluvial soils, laced the soils with placer gold, and powered small industries. Longtime residents of the valley have been the Dyers, Glens, Hardmans, Lumsdens, Nichols, Richardson and Williams.

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Historical maps covering this location

1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1886 · Dahlonega, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1903 · Dahlonega, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1927 · N. & S. Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Dahlonega, Georgia, 1886, covering the location of Nacoochee Valley: Valley of the Evening Star, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Dahlonega, Georgia, 1886, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Nacoochee Valley: Valley of the Evening Star

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