Georgia Natural Wonder #249 - McIntosh Reserve - Carroll County (Part 2)

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Georgia Natural Wonder #249 - McIntosh Reserve - Carroll County Part 2

We have a lot left to feature on Carroll County and we searched for another Natural Wonder so we can finish that tangent on Carroll County.  The early 1800’s saw white settlement in the Carroll County area, which was still considered part of the Wild West. Carroll County was home to Chief William McIntosh, who was half Creek Indian. His main plantation was known as Lockchau Talofau, or Acorn Town, and was located along the Chattahoochee River and Highway 5, also known as McIntosh Trail (located about 5 miles from Banning Mills). Carroll County acquired Lochau Talofau in 1978; the plantation now lies within McIntosh Reserve boundaries. McIntosh Reserve features over 14 miles of trails which may be traveled on foot or via bicycle or horseback. The park features two ponds and lies along the Chattahoochee River.


Boulders along the Chattahoochee River. Yet another Wonder on the Hooch.

I insert a TRD Scrolling Nugget for Chief McIntosh with Peter Tosh.



Chief McIntosh fought alongside Andrew Jackson and became a Brigadier General, the only Native American to reach that rank. McIntosh dined with President Thomas Jefferson at the White House, and his first cousin was Governor George Troup of Georgia. Owning hundreds of acres in Georgia and Alabama, McIntosh became a wealthy businessman.


Varied images of McIntosh.

McIntosh Reserve is steeped in Natural beauty and the Early Settlement of Chief William McIntosh. 


And Boulders along the Hooch.

Now we covered William many times in prior post, most notably on the post about High Falls and Indian Springs. (GNW #23)


Indian Springs, Georgia's 1st State Park.

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Repost excerpt GNW #23

The Treaty of Indian Springs, also known as the Second Treaty of Indian Springs and the Treaty with the Creeks, is a treaty concluded between the Muscogee and the United States on February 12, 1825 at what is now the Indian Springs Hotel Museum. The Muscogee and the United States had signed the First Treaty of Indian Springs in 1821, under which the former ceded their territory east of the Flint River to Georgia. The treaty that was agreed was negotiated with six chiefs of the Lower Creek, led by William McIntosh. McIntosh agreed to cede all Muscogee lands east of the Chattahoochee River, including the sacred Ocmulgee National Monument, to Georgia and Alabama, and accepted relocation west of the Mississippi River to an equivalent parcel of land along the Arkansas River. In compensation for the move to unimproved land, and to aid in obtaining supplies, the Muscogee nation would receive $200,000 paid in decreasing installments over a period of years. An additional $200,000 was paid directly to McIntosh.


Can see boulder referenced in background.

The United States Senate ratified the treaty on March 7 by a margin of one vote. The treaty was popular with Georgians, who reelected George Troup governor in the state's first popular election in 1825. It was signed by only six chiefs; the Creek National Council denounced it, ordering the execution of McIntosh and the other Muscogee signatories, as it was a capital crime to alienate tribal land. A delegation from the Creek National Council, led by chief Opothleyahola, traveled to Washington, D.C. with a petition to the American president John Quincy Adams to have it revoked. They negotiated the 1826 Treaty of Washington, in which the Muscogee surrendered most of the lands sought by Georgia under more generous terms, retaining a small piece of land on the Georgia-Alabama border and the Ocmulgee National Monument. They were, moreover, not required to move west. Troup refused to recognize the new treaty, and ordered the Muscogee lands surveyed for a land lottery. He began forcibly evicting the Lower Creek. Adams threatened federal intervention, but backed down after Troup mobilized Georgia militia.


William McIntosh (1775 – April 30, 1825), also known as Taskanugi Hatke (White Warrior), was one of the most prominent chiefs of the Creek Nation between the turn of the nineteenth century and his execution in 1825. McIntosh was a leader in adopting certain elements of European-American culture; he was interested in introducing US education among the Creek, adopted the use of chattel slavery on his plantations, and played a role in centralizing the Creek National Council over the years.



He used his influence to improve a Creek trail connecting the Upper and Lower Towns, that ran from Talladega, Alabama to the Chattahoochee River. He owned two plantations, Lockchau Talofau ("Acorn Bluff") in present-day Carroll County, and Indian Springs, in present-day Butts County. His plantation of Acorn Bluff was at the eastern terminus of the McIntosh Road, where the chief developed a ferry operation across the Chattahoochee River. He owned nearly 100 slaves, white men, and Native Americans working for him to help run his two taverns, trading post, overnight lodge, and plantation. He had numerous black slaves to cultivate cotton as a commodity crop on his plantations. He also built a resort hotel at Indian Springs, hoping to attract more travelers along the improved road. 


Indian Springs Hotel from 1823

Parts of this route are still referred to as the McIntosh Road, or the McIntosh Trail. It passes through several northern counties in Alabama and Georgia.


Chief of defeated Creeks meeting General Jackson.

McIntosh fought in support of General Andrew Jackson and state militias in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, marking the defeat in 1814 of the Red Sticks and the end of the Creek War. He was made a brigadier general.



McIntosh fought with the United States in the First Seminole War and helped capture Fort Gadsden. When the Americans shot a heated cannonball into the fort, it struck the magazine and set off a huge explosion. Most of the people within the fort died immediately.



Earlier American historians attributed McIntosh's achievements and influence to his mixed race Scots/European ancestry. Since the late 20th century, some revisionist historians have contended that his power stemmed more from his Creek upbringing, particularly his mother's prominent Wind Clan in the Creek matrilineal system, and to other aspects of Creek culture.

   

Because McIntosh led a group that negotiated and signed a treaty in 1825 to cede much of remaining Creek lands to the United States in violation of Creek law, for the first time the Creek National Council ordered that a Creek be executed for crimes against the Nation. It sentenced him and other signatories to death.  On April 30, 1825, the Red Stick leader Menawa, with a large force of 120-150 Law Menders (the recently organized Creek police force) from towns in the ceded territory, attacked the McIntosh plantation, lighting bonfires around the buildings. His wife begged for McIntosh to die bravely, and he fought valiantly against his foes. Then they set McIntosh's house on fire. McIntosh, wounded by gunfire, was pulled from the burning house by several attackers, then one of the men stabbed him in the heart. Other Creeks shot him more than fifty times. They cut his liver out, mutilated him, they was perturbed. McIntosh is buried where he fell at Louckchau, now McIntosh Reserve, and a county park that is over 527 acres.


                                         
Chillie McIntosh, the chief's oldest son, had also been sentenced to die, but he escaped by diving through a window. Etommee Tustunnuggee, another Creek chief who signed the 1825 treaty, was killed during the raid. Later that day, the Law Menders found the Hawkins brothers, who were also signatories; they hanged Samuel and shot Benjamin, but he escaped and lived for another decade. William McIntosh's wives asked for a suit of clothes for his burial, but the assassins insisted on throwing the naked corpse into an unmarked grave. His burial site and part of his plantation have been preserved as the McIntosh Reserve in Carroll County, Georgia.



McIntosh's descendants were removed with the other Creek people to Indian Territory. His two sons served as Confederate officers during the American Civil War. His daughters, Rebecca and Delilah, moved to East Texas with their husbands, developing plantations there. Rebecca McIntosh Hawkins Hagerty married again after her first husband died young, and by 1860 was the wealthiest woman in Texas, owning three plantations with a total of 12,800 acres, and 120 slaves.



McIntosh Reserve is an outdoor recreation area along the Chattahoochee River located in Carroll County, Georgia. The 527-acre park is operated by the Carroll County Recreation Department and supports outdoor activities including camping, hiking, fishing, and others. The park is open year-round, closing only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.


Blair Witch?

McIntosh lived in a modest home, a two-story log house with a central, open "dog run" passage on both floors. The house doubled as an inn for travelers. A reconstructed house is open to park visitors today.





He was executed at his home in 1825. McIntosh's single-plot, military grave may be found just across the road from the reconstructed house.



In 1921, McIntosh's grave was marked by a boulder with a bronze tablet placed by the William McIntosh Chapter, DAR in October 1921. The inscription states:

"To the Memory and Honor of General William McIntosh

The Distinguished and Patriotic Son of Georgia whose devotion was heroic, whose friendship unselfish and whose service was valiant. Who negotiated the treaty with the Creek Indians which gave the state all lands lying west of the Flint River. Who sacrificed his life for his patriotism.

Erected by William McIntosh Chapter D. A. R. Jackson, Georgia, 1921."



Fishing is allowed in the park; the nearby town of Whitesburg, Georgia provides access to the river for rafting and canoeing. An annual Fall Festival features a "Native American Pow-Wow," a traditional Native American music and dance performance. Polocrosse, a fun game played on horseback and great for a wide verity of ages, is practiced on most Sunday afternoons, weather permitting.


WTF Lacrosse on horseback?

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TRD Addendum McIntosh Preserve

I find it interesting, McIntosh's closeness with Thomas Jefferson. I found this Letter to Jefferson. When McIntosh signed the second Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825, he was allowed to keep his plantation in exchange for signing the treaty. I found these other images of his reconstructed home.



Found these historical markers.



A Reserve Map.



The house is only a similar house but is located at the correct spot. There is another marker that calls the first treaty of Indian Springs the Council Bluffs Treaty, which was signed in this home in 1821.




Another marker on McIntosh. Leave this oversized, so you can hopefully read it.


More markers at the Reserve.


More images of McIntosh's grave just across the road from the reconstructed house.


This mounting block is perhaps the most important surviving contemporary relic of Lockchau Talofau [Acorn Bluff]. A tablet near the stone notes: 

Hewn from West Georgia Limestone, the McIntosh Stone represents a significant time in the state’s history, as well as that of Carroll County. Chief William H. McIntosh of the Lower Creek tribe had the stone carved to help guests mount horses and board carriages here at Lockchau Talofau- or Acorn Bluff- his home on the Chattahoochee River.

Activities and events

McIntosh Reserve features over 14 miles of trails which may be traveled on foot or via bicycle or horseback.

Eagle Pass Loop Trail 4.0 miles.

Reviews of hikers.

We love this hidden gem. Full of interesting history. Beautiful views. Very clean. The river walk is a flat easy trail.



River Trail 4.2 miles.

Awesome trail! Got to see a lot of horses and turtles.

 

 

McIntosh Reserve Loop 6.3 miles.

Lots of ups and downs. It’ll get your heart pumping again.



Outer Boundary Trail. 2.7 miles.

Quite muddy and down right wet in areas. Easily traversed with decent hiking shoes. Beautiful trail and park all around. Lot of horses out today, so need to watch your step.



A large, flat grassy area is frequently used by model airplane hobbyists or groups seeking an open gathering place. The park also maintains several primitive campsites. 


The park also features covered enclosures, grills, tables.

And there is a scenic river overlook for more family friendly fun and enjoyment.





Lot's of views of the Chattahoochee.



The nearby town of Whitesburg, Georgia provides access to the river for rafting and canoeing.





Annual events such as the Easter Festival, Halloween Carnival, and Santa Program draw visitors to the park. The Chattahoochee Challenge Car Show and various club, hobby, or scouting related events also take place in the park.

Atlanta Trail reviewers had these images that really speak to the Natural Wonder of this place.


Critters.

 
Fungi.

 
Flora.


McIntosh Reserve, a worthy separate Georgia Natural Wonder.

Carroll County Part 2

Alright, we got a "Message too Large" in our post on Banning Mills, so we pick up on the remaining National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County. This post, we feature Tom Petty's version of "Carol" so you have a TRD Scrolling Nugget for the rest of the post on Carroll County. .



National Register of Historic Places (Part 2)

Mandeville Mills and Mill Village Historic District



Lofts Now.



Mandeville Mills and Mill Village Historic District is located west of downtown Carrollton in Carroll County in west central Georgia. The district consists of a mill complex surrounded by a mill village. The mill complex, which began to develop in 1900, consists of several buildings and structures that were constructed over time to adapt to the evolving nature of the mill. The cotton mill produced cotton yarn for many different uses. During World War II, the mill was converted to the production of military goods.



The main mill building, was constructed in 1900. It is a rectangular, two-story brick building with a basement. It housed the spinning and weaving operations of the mill. A four-story stair tower is located on the south facade and a three-story bathroom tower on the north facade of the building. The structural system is wood post-and-beam construction with load bearing brick walls and the roof is flat.



The mill village was constructed during two periods that correspond to the construction dates of the two main mill buildings. The houses in the mill village, which housed white workers, are one-story, single and multi-family, wood-framed buildings with brick or concrete foundations, front porches, and asphalt roofs. The houses are situated on tree-lined streets and share common setbacks. The mill employed African-American workers in the oil department but did not construct separate housing for them.



The district is significant in the area of industry for the mill's function as manufacturing facilities. Mandeville Cotton Mills, Inc. produced cottonseed oil and cotton yarns for braids, upholstery fabrics, lace materials, bedspreads, rugs, wire insulation, specialty twines, powder puffs, casket decorations, dishcloths, laundry textiles, Venetian blind cord and tapes, chenille products, and knitted garments.



The mill also encouraged worker's participation in activities outside the workplace. The mill sponsored a bowling team, baseball team, library, recreation center, and a clubhouse.

McDaniel-Huie Place



The McDaniel-Huie Place consists of a one-and-one-half story, frame, Victorian-era house, fourteen historic outbuildings, a historic spring and a pond of unknown origin. It is located in a rural setting just west of the small town of Bowdon, in west central Georgia. The main house includes a central block with two rooms and a central hall on each floor, and a long, one-story rear addition which contains a bedroom, dining room and kitchen. The house has a tin roof,  brick end chimneys, three dormer windows, and a full-length front porch which has been screened. On the interior, the house has little ornamentation, retaining its beaded-board walls and ceilings, original doors, staircase, and mantels.



Note the zig-zag pattern in the gable-end chimneys achieved by interspersing headers into the common bond method of brickwork. A chevron is worked into the juncture at the shoulder of each chimney. A shallow pedimenthas been applied above each original window and door reflecting the Gothic style.



There is heart-of-pine flooring throughout and beaded ceiling and painted wall paneling in most of the main floor rooms. The upstairs bedrooms and hall contain stained beaded paneling. French doors partition the central hall. Mantels are wooden, painted, and of Federal rather than Victorian influence.



The house is significant in politics and government because of the involvement of Mr. D. B. Huie, the second owner, in funding the creation in 1890 of the Farmer's Alliance Store of Bowdon, a farmers cooperative that was part of the Populist movement of the late 1890s.

North Villa Rica Commercial Historic District



The North Villa Rica Commercial Historic District in Villa Rica, Georgia, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2002. The original application included eighteen buildings spread out over several blocks. The buildings were built in the early commercial style and date from the early to mid-20th century. This area houses the City of Villa Rica Police Department along with several antique stores, restaurants, and other commercial businesses. The boundary is basically North Avenue, East Gordon St, West Church St, and the Southern Railroad line.



The district lost two significant buildings contributing to the National Register on the east in July 2009. The city demolished the old Villa Rica Electric & Light and E.L. Esterwood mill (later known as Golden City Hosiery) for greenspace, amphitheater and future new city hall. The Villa Rica Electric & Light made ice and also was the local bottler for Coca-Cola from 1903 to 1923 in the hometown of Asa Candler.



The district is also referred to as Hixtown, the original name of Villa Rica. However, this can cause confusion since this is not where Hixtown was originally located. Hixtown was first settled about a mile and a half up Georgia State Route 61 near where Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica currently sits. When the railroad came through in 1882, many of the buildings from Hixtown were moved to what is now the North Villa Rica Commercial Historic District and thus the reference to Hixtown. Local lore states the last of these moved buildings was demolished for a parking lot in the 1990s beside the Lofts.



The south side of the commercial area has sustained many alterations including an explosion in the 1950s that damaged and destroyed numerous buildings. Many buildings on the south side of the tracks have been rebuilt or altered so that they are no longer eligible for the National Register. We covered this explosion and a lot of Villa Rica history in our 4th post on Douglas County. (GNW #176)

South Carrollton Residential Historic District

The South Carrollton Residential Historic District consists of a historic in-town residential neighborhood dating from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The district is located on gently hilly terrain to the south-east of the downtown commercial district. It is laid out in an irregular gridiron pattern. House lots are of varying sizes and shapes, with the majority being long and narrow. Houses in the district are almost exclusively single-family residences. They are situated relatively close together near the fronts of their lots with common setbacks from the street. They date from the 1870s to the 1930s. Dwellings are one or two stories high and range in size from modest cottages to large homes owned by Carrollton prominent families.



Architectural styles represented include the Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne, Eclectic, Neoclassical and Craftsman/Bungalow. Features such as sawnwork and turned porch and gable trim, bay windows, and steep gable roofs are typical of the Victorian Gothic buildings. Balustrades, massive porticos, and smaller-scale classical details characterize the Neoclassical buildings. Low pitched hipped and gabled roofs, battered columns, and shingle siding are among the features found on the Craftsman/Bungalow houses.



Many of Carrollton's most prominent leaders and middle-class citizens lived historically in the South Carrollton Residential Historic District, as well as a number of the city's working class. This wide cross section of people included merchants and businessmen, industrialists, professionals, politicians, managers and clerks and laborers. 



Among the most prominent residents of the area was W.C. Adamson, a judge who was elected to Congress in 1894 and served his district for twenty-five years as a powerful member and, finally, chairman of the Committee on Labor.

U.S. Post Office (Carrollton, Georgia)



The United States Post Office, Carrollton, Georgia, built in 1914, is a Georgian Revival style brick building located across from the Carroll County Courthouse, just east of the downtown commercial district in Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia. The one-story rectangular structure has a raised basement faced with stone. Brick pilasters with stone bases and capitals divide the red brick building into bays, seven on the front and four on the sides. One large twelve-over-twelve pane double-hung sash window with stone sill and lintel is located in each bay, with a small window or stone panel above.



Imposing stone steps lead from the sidewalk to the centrally located main entrance on the front facade. The frontispiece-type, trabeated entrance is of stone. Double doors and a mullioned trarisbm"are surmounted by a prominent" consoled cornice. Above this, an eagle with outstretched wings, sculpted in high relief, is framed by a stone panel.



The post office interior has three levels: a full open basement; the main floor with lobby and large workroom; and a mezzanine. The lobby, located along the south front of the building, is finished with a terrazzo floor, marble baseboard, paneled wood wainscotting, plaster pilasters, and a plaster ceiling with exposed beams and prominent cornice.



In terms of local history, the post office is significant for its connection with William Charles Adamson (1854-1929), a prominent Carrollton attorney who served as a U.S. Congressman for twenty years and was responsible for Carrollton obtaining this large and up-to-date post office. While serving in the U.S. Congress (1897-1917), he was for some time Chairman of the Committee on Labor and was instrumental in obtaining passage of the Adamson Eight Hour Law (limiting the work day to eight hours) and in organizing the Department of Labor.

Veal School



The Veal School near Roopville, Georgia was built in 1900 and expanded in 1929. It served as a school until 1949. Since then it became used by its community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.



It is a one-story building with cedar shingles and four classrooms. The 1929 expansion added hallways between the classrooms and an auditorium.



The auditorium was used for roller skating on Friday nights beginning in 1954. It has also been used for movies, meetings, concerts, theatre, sports and fundraisers. It was deeded by the Carroll County Board of Education to the community in 1955.

Whitesburg Baptist Church



The Whitesburg Baptist Church is located in the small town of Whitesburg in Carroll County, Georgia. The Whitesburg Baptist Church is a small, one-story, rectangular, wood-frame building with weatherboard siding. The Gothic Revival-style church was constructed in 1875-1876. The form of the church is typical for a small town Baptist church with a front-gable and central tower. The foundation is brick piers with concrete block infill.



The Whitesburg Baptist Church, was probably one of the first churches established in Carroll County, possibly as early as 1849. Many of its earlier practices, such as "churching" members and requiring men and women to enter the sanctuary through separate doors and sit in isolation from one another, were dominant practices among early 19th-century Baptists.



The mural behind the pulpit in the baptistery was painted by Jack Ashmore, a local artist well-known in the west Georgia area. He was born on February 5,1912, and died on May 22,1997. A sign painter by trade, Mr. Ashmore did not keep an inventory of his murals but it is known that he painted murals for the New Hope Methodist Church, West Carrollton Baptist Church, Arnco Baptist Church (Coweta County), and Salem Baptist Church. Painting by Mr. Ashmore hang in the Union Methodist Church, Pine Knoll Nursing Home, Carroliton Manor Nursing Home, and many other locations in west Georgia.

Williams Family Farm



The Williams Family Farm, in Carroll County, Georgia near Villa Rica, Georgia, was built in 1891. It has also been known as the Goldworth Farm. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The listing included seven contributing buildings, six contributing structures, 11 contributing sites, and a contributing object. In 2005 it was a farm complex with a Folk Victorian-style main house built in 1891, a number of outbuildings, and an extant landscape. It includes an 1891 smokehouse, an 1891 horse barn, and a brick creamery from 1895. It is located at 55 Goldworth Rd., southwest of Villa Rica, on an old alignment of the unpaved-in-2005 Villa Rica-Carrollton Road, which was bypassed by Georgia Highway 61.



The front entrance has an ornate wood front door with round-arched lights and a transom. On the front facade and the rear facade of the ell, the windows are large-paned, six-over-six, double-hung windows that reach from floor to ceiling. Other windows are six-over-six or four-over-four double-hung windows.



The front hall has plaster walls; beaded, wood door surrounds with bull's-eye comer blocks; beaded wainscoting with a chair rail; unusual, beaded wood ceiling; and heart-pine floor. The parlor has similar features with beaded, wood door surrounds with bull's-eye comer blocks; beaded wainscoting and a chair rail; plaster walls; unusual, beaded wood ceiling; heart-pine floor; and a wide, six-paneled wood door.



Hot water was supplied through the use of a small boiler in the rear of the creamery and water for the dairy operation and household use was pumped from a spring 3,000 feet west of the house complex by a hydraulic ram pump. The water was stored in an 800-gallon wooden cistern located near the horse barn (cistern is now mostly ruins).



Historical Markers and Monuments Carroll County Georgia

We find the following Historical Markers in Carroll County.

Whatley Memorial Historic Park


Marker is in Bowden at the intersection of Ellenwood Drive and College View Street.



Last Land in Georgia Ceded by the Creeks


Marker is in Bowdon on City Hall Avenue at Wood Alley.


The marker stands in front of the Bowdon City Hall.

Site of Bowdon College — 1857-1936


Marker is in Bowdon on West College Street (Georgia Route 166) at the edge of the student parking lot at the Bowden High School.



Sacred Harp Singing


Marker is in Bremen at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Interstate 20. Marker is on the property of the Holly Springs Church.


Sacred Harp Singing Marker and Holly Springs Church across US 27. Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church.

Carrollton


Marker is in Carrollton at the intersection of Rome Street and Alabama Street.


412 Adamson Square.

Charles Carroll of Carrollton


Marker is in Carrollton at the intersection of Newnan Street (Georgia Route 166) and Dixie Street. 


Marker is located on the lawn of the Carroll County Courthouse.


He was the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence and the last surviving signer, dying at 95 years of age. Left image c. 1847 portrait of Charles Carroll of Carrollton by Michael Laty hangs in the Maryland Historical Society Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dixie Street — From 1865


Marker is in Carrollton, Georgia, in Carroll County.


Marker is on Dixie Street 600 feet away from Courthouse.

First “REA” Substation in Carroll County


Marker is in Carrollton on Maple Street (Georgia Route 166) and W. Lake Drive.


REA Advertisement. Marker is at the power substation.

Six Industrial Giants


Marker is on Newnan Street (Georgia Route 166) east of South Tanner Street. 


Marker is on the lawn of the new section of the Carroll County Courthouse.

University of West Georgia


Marker is at the intersection of Maple Street and Front Campus Drive. 


1601 Maple Street, Carrollton.

Bank of Villa Rica


Marker is in Villa Rica on Bankhead Highway (U.S. 78) 70 feet west of South Candler Street.



We covered these 8 Historical Markers in our (GNW #176) Anneewakee Creek- Douglas County (Part 4). We covered Villa Rica because part of it is in Douglas County. Scroll past the information on the Creek, and get to the section on Villa Rica.

Freedom Riders

Fullerville Jail — 1916-1956

The Grove

The Mill

Thomas A. Dorsey — Father of Gospel

Thomas Andrew Dorsey

Villa Rica Explosion

Villa Rica's Textile Industry

These Three Historical Markers were covered above within the McIntosh Reserve.

Council Bluffs Treaty

McIntosh Reserve

Whitesburg — This Log House is Similar to the Home of Chief William McIntosh

We still have 8 communities and 38 Notable people to cover Carroll County. I found a 3rd Natural Wonder for Carroll County that used to be a State Park. So, I am going to break this off here with another set of Carol Georgia Natural Wonder Girls for Carroll County.


Carol Lynley actress Poseidon Adventure (1972).


Carol Kane, Dianne Carroll