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STATE HISTORIC SITE 
 
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 26 Acres  Visilor Cenier 
and Film  Guided House Tour  112-mile Nature Trail  6 P,cnac Sites 
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Dunng the I790s. James Vann became a Cherokee Indian leader and wealthy businessman He estabhshed the la91:cst and most prosperous plantauon In the Cherokee Nauon. covenng 1.000 acres of what Is now Murray County In 1804 he completed cons1ruc11on or a bcauuful two-and-a-hair story bnck home Iha1 was the most elegant and expensive ,n the Cherokee Na11on After Vann was murdered In 1809. his son Joseph ,nherned the mansion and plantation Joseph was 
also a Cherokee leader and became even 
more wealthy than h,s ra1her. In the 1830s almost the en11re Cherokee Nauon was forced west by state and federal troops on the infamous Trail or Tears The Vann family lost their elegant home and plantation. rebu1ldmg In 1he Cherokee Territory m Oklahoma Today 1he 
Vann House survives as Georgia'sbest 
preserved historic Cherokee Indian home. A guided tour allows vIs11ors to sec the entire house which features bcau11ful hand carvings. a remarkable noa11nf sI111rcase. a twelve-foot mantle and many fine antiques. The sue also includes a museum with film and Interpre11ve exh1b11s on the Vann family and the Cherokee. 
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located on the outskirts of Chatsworth at lhe intersection of Ga Hwys. 225 and 52-A 
 
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS 
 
 New Echorn Srnte Hts1orac Sue (Cherokee Indian cap1111I) 
 Fort Mountain State Park  Cohuua Wilderness Area  Cloudland Canyon State Park  Ch1ehains Trail  Carters lake 
 
 Funk Heruage Center at Reinhardt College 
 Red Clay State Historical Area  Chickamauga National 
Ba11lef1eld  Southern Highroads Trail  Sprlngplace Moravian Cemetery 
 
HOURS 
4,Tuesday-Saturday 9 a m -5p.m.. Sunday z-;30 pm 
last tour minutes before closing (gme locked) Closed Monday (except holidays). Thanksgiving. Christmas and New Year's Day Closed Tuesday when open Monday Group rates available w11h 
advance no11ce P1cn1c area and bus parking available. 
 
INFORMATION 
 
Chief Vann House State Historic Sne 
82 Ga. Highway u; North 
Chatsworth. GA JOiO; 7o6-69;-z;98 
 
Georgm State Parks and Historic Sues 
l MLK Jr Dnvc, Suite 1352 
Atlanta. GA 30334 404-6;6.zno 
 
www.gastateparks.org 
 
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STATE PARKS ' & HISTORIC SITES