HISTORIC TRAVELER'S REST - Toccoa, GA
N 34° 36.544 W 083° 14.353
17S E 294682 N 3831970
Historical Marker at the Historic Traveler's Rest Site.
Waymark Code: WM8NKB
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2010
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Marker text:
Historic Traveler’s Rest was built upon land granted to Major
Jesse Walton in 1775. Walton, a Revolutionary soldier and political
leader, was killed by Indians near here in 1789. The Walton family
sold the land to James Rutherford Wyly who built the main part of
the house between 1816 and 1825. Devereaux Jarrett bought the
house on August 21, 1838. Jarrett added to the original structure
and opened it to the public. Due to the growing population and
increased through traffic, the structure served as an inn, trading
post, and post office. While the ten room house was open to the
public it entertained many illustrious travelers. The Jarrett account
books, that doubled as hotel registers, contain the name of the
English scientist and author, G. W. Featherstonehaugh, who
stayed the night and ate breakfast for “a quarter of a dollar.”
While the Jarrett family owned the house that they called Jarrett
Manor, Mrs. Mary Jarrett White, the last family owner, made
history. She was the first woman in Georgia to vote.
Historic Traveler’s Rest is on the National Register
of Historic Places and is a Georgia Historical Commission Site.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 127-4
Date: 1970
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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