Historic Sites
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Augusta Canal Headquarters
Visitors to the 11.5-mile Augusta Canal National Heritage Area can experience the Fall Line ecosystem via canoe, bicycle or on foot along the wide gravel towpath.
Chief John Ross House
Thought to be the oldest house in the region, the two-story log cabin, built in 1797, was home of John Ross, chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Dorchester Academy and Museum of African-American History
Midway Georgia (GA) Family Vacations, Georgia Tours
The Academy, today an active community center and museum, was founded after the Civil War as a school for freed slaves.
Dorchester Academy and Museum of African-American History is part of a 10-stop Liberty Trail driving tour on the Georgia Coast.
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Eagle Tavern Museum and Gift Shop
Eagle Tavern was a stagecoach stop, hotel, and gathering place in the early 1800s. By 1827, stages from Milledgeville passed through Watkinsville three times a week on the way to Athens. Before the railroad was completed, much of the overland wagon trade also used this route. Travelers on horseback, wagon or foot could, for the price of a drink, spread their bedrolls on the front room floor.
Fort King George Historic Site
Darien Georgia (GA) Family Vacations
Resonstructed four-story cypress blockhouse, barracks and earthwork fort originally built in 1721 as southernmost outpost of British empire in North America. Also includes ruins and museum with audiovisual presentation.
Interpretive canoe trips in the spring and fall on the Altamaha River.
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Historic Indian Spring Hotel
Restored hotel built in 1832 by Chief William McIntosh, leader of Lower Creek Nation. Authentic 19th-century flower, rose and herb garden.