Big Spring Park-GHM-115-6-Polk Co.
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Sprinterman
N 34° 00.879 W 085° 15.474
16S E 660860 N 3765148
At park on Wissahickon Ave, west of US 278 in Cedartown
Waymark Code: WM4836
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2008
Views: 9
Asa Prior, born in Virginia about 1785, pioneered into this valley and purchased a large tract of land including this spring and Cedar Creek in 1834. In 1852 he deeded the spring and 10 adjacent acres to the City of Cedartown. Another pioneer, Mr. Walthall, established the Walthall Indian Trading Post near the spring. Peace-loving Cherokees gathered here. Indian young people danced their corn dance under the cedar trees. The Cedar Valley Garden Club beautified this park. A shrine was dedicated to the memory of Sen. William Julius Harris, whose funeral was held in the park, April 21, 1932.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 115-6
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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