- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Nacoochee Mound (Nacoochee Valley, Ga.)
- Creator:
- Linley, John
- Date of Original:
- 1975-08
- Subject:
- Nichols, John H., Col.
Native American
Victorian
European
Wood (plant material)
Gazebos
Garden structures
Burial mounds
Architecture--Georgia--Nacoochee Valley
Architecture--Georgia--White County
Hardman, Lamartine Griffin, 1856-1937--Homes and haunts
Hardman family--Homes and haunts - Location:
- United States, Georgia, White County, Nacoochee Valley, 34.67148, -83.66573
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: Visible but not accessible from Georgia Highway 75, two miles south of Helen, Ga. at Georgia Highway 17.
Native American burial site near Helen, Georgia, topped by a Victorian gazebo, that was probably created before the Cherokee Tribe inhabited the area. Excavation between May and October in 1915 unearthed seventy-five burials that took place over a number of years. Differences in artifacts found at different levels of burial indicate change in the culture. Fire pits used at various levels were also found throughout the mound. Many years later the Cherokee Tribe used the Mound as a site for their townhouse and ceremonial rites. Today descendants of those Cherokees known as the "KEEPERS OF THE MOUNDS" take care of the up keep of the mound. The dwellings of the village proper, perhaps numbering 300, were erected in the surrounding flatland near the river. The Mound is on property belonging to the L.G. Hardman Estate, on the grounds of the Nichols-Hardman House. Dr. Hardman was a former Governor of the State of Georgia. In the summer of 1980 the Nacoochee Valley, in which the Mound is located, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.
Slide annotated: "Nacoochee Moved." - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0405
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0405#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0405/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], John Linley, Box 19
- Extent:
- 1 slide : color
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
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