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New Echota Cherokee Indian Capitol
New Echota Cherokee Indian Capitol
In 1825, the Cherokee national legislature established a capital called New Echota. A
thriving town, this governmental seat became head- quarters for the small, independent
Indian nation that once covered present-day northern Georgia, western North Carolina,
eastern Tennessee and northeastern Alabama.
A remarkable development in the Cherokees' progress came in 1821 when a written form of
their language was adopted. In 1828, New Echota's resourceful natives began printing a
newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix, in both Cherokee and English. Although these Native
Americans patterned their government and lifestyle after the white man, they were uprooted
from their land in 1838 and removed westward during the infamous Trail of Tears.
Today, visitors can see several original and reconstructed buildings, as well as a film
in the site's museum. Guests can tour the Supreme Courthouse, the Council House, the
restored 1828 home of missionary Samuel A. Worcester, Vann's Tavern and a Cherokee
homestead. In the reconstructed print shop, visitors can even see a sheet of the
Cherokee's bilingual paper printed on a Washington hand press.
Contact information is available for New Echota Cherokee
Indian Capitol.
Nearby Attractions
- Chief Vann House State Historic Site
- Fort Mountain State Park
- Chieftains Trail
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Contact
Information
New Echota State Historic Site
1211 Chatsworth Highway NE
Calhoun, GA 30701
(706) 624-1321
Tuesday - Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 2 to 5:30 p.m.
Closed Monday (except legal holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Closed Tuesday when open Monday.
Small admission fee. Group rates available with advance notice.
Bus parking available.
Directions
Located one mile east of I-75 exit #131 on Ga. Hwy. 225.
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