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State Hldoric: 
Famed Cherokee C,!,-let's Ele 
Yant 18()4 Estate 
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FACILITIES 
.. :a5Acres 
 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. 
 
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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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