OLD FEDERAL ROAD ~ 1F 13
Posted by: Better Half
N 35° 27.979 W 084° 22.329
16S E 738454 N 3927932
N35 27.979 W084 22.329
Waymark Code: WM2GRN
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Views: 68
OLD FEDERAL ROAD ~ 1F 13
This highway follows two miles of the Old Federal Road established by the Treaty of 1805 between the United States and the Cherokee Nation. The Road began at the Tellico Blockhouse on the Little Tennessee River and extended to Vann's Ferry on the Chattahoochee River in North Georgia. Along this road Col. Gideon Morgan's Cherokee Regiment marched to join Andrew Jackson in the Creek War of 1813.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker Name: OLD FEDERAL ROAD ~ 1F 13
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number: 1F 13
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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