- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Chief Vann House State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2006
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Historic sites--Georgia
Chief Vann House State Historic Site (Chatsworth, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Murray County, Chatsworth, 34.76591, -84.76994
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 V3 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bv3-b2006
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bv3-b2006
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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State Hldoric:
Famed Cherokee C,!,-let's Ele
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FACILITIES
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Visitor Cent.er and Film
Gui::!ed HJu,e Tour 1t2-mile Nature Trail 6 PCnC Sites
ANNUAL EVENTS
Vann House Days (July)
CherokBe Indian Home:oming (October)
Christmas Candlelight Tours (De:embe~
During the 1700., James Vann beoame a Cherol<se Indian leader and wealthy businessman. He established the la,gest and most prosperous plantatOn in the Cherol<se Nafon, covering 1,0CI) acoas of what is now Muriay County. In 1804 he completed constructbn of a beautiful tw1> and-a-haW story brick home that was the most elegant and expensive in the Cherolrae Nation. After Vann was mur-
dared in 1&Ii!, his son Joseph inherited the mansOn and plantation . ..bseph was also a Cherol<se leader and beoame even more wealthy than his father. In the 183:>s almost the entioa Cherol<se Nation was fo1Ced west by state and fedaial troops on the infamous Tia.ii of Tears. The Vann family bst their elegant home
and plantaton, rebuil:ling in the Cherol<se Territory in Oklahoma. Today the Vann
House survives as Ge:irgia's best-
preserved historio Cherol<se Indian home. A guaed tour allows visitors to see the entioa hou,e whioh features beautiful hand carvings, a remarkable 'fbating" staircase, a twelve-foot mantle and many
fine antQues. "{he sits also inCludes a museum wah film and interpretive exhibits on the Vann family and the CheiokBe.
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Located on the outskirts of Chatsworth at the intersection of Ga. Hwys. 225 and 52-A.
Miles
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
New Echota State Historic Site (Cherokee Indian capital)
Fort Mountain State Park Cohutta Wilderness Area Cloudland Canyon State Park Chieftains Trail Carters Lake
Funk Heritage Center at Reinhardt College
Red Clay State Historical Area Chickamauga National
Battlefield Southern Highroads Trail Springplace Moravian Cemetery
HOURS
Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 2-5:30 p.m. Last tour 45 minutes before closing (gate locked). Closed Monday (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Closed Tuesday when open Monday. Group rates available with
advance notice. Picnic area and bus parking available.
INFORMATION
Chief Vann House State Historic Site 82 Ga. Highway 225 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 706-695-2598
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 2 MLKJr. Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770
www.gastateparks.org
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