NORTH GEORGIA

'North Georgia' is the mountainous northern region of the U.S. state of Georgia. At the time of the arrival of settlers from Europe, it was inhabited largely by the Cherokee. The counties of North Georgia were often scenes of important events in the history of Georgia. It was the site of many American Civil War battles, including the Battle of Lookout Mountain and the Battle of Chickamauga. Today, particularly in the northeast portion of the region, tourism feeds the local economy. North Georgia encompasses the North Georgia Mountains region of the state and lies just north of the Atlanta metropolitan area. (Some definitions place Atlanta within North Georgia.)

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Notable North Georgia locations
Famous North Georgians
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Notable North Georgia locations



Helen, Georgia - a tourist attraction town modeled on a small hamlet in Bavaria, Germany

Unicoi State Park

New Echota - former capital of the Cherokee Nation

Dahlonega, Georgia - site of the first American gold rush in the 1820's

Rome, Georgia

Jasper, Georgia

Ellijay, Georgia

Blue Ridge, Georgia

Blairsville, Georgia - home of the Sorghum Festival

Gainesville, Georgia

Dalton, Georgia - an important carpet-producing city

Famous North Georgians



Joseph E. Brown (born in South Carolina, raised in Union County).

Zell Miller (born in Young Harris in Towns County)

See also



Georgia (U.S. state)

Upland South

Links



About North Georgia

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