United States, Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa, 34.57732, -83.33239Linley, John1965-05Located at: 6 miles east of Toccoa, Ga. via U. S. 123, on Route 3Rear view of a two-story wood frame plantation plain style inn on a stone foundation, featuring a 90-foot porch supported by eight square columns connected by a railing which spans the front of the house. Major Jesse Walton was attacked and killed by Cherokees in 1789 on the site. Two holes in the attic are said to have been used in repelling attacks by Native Americans. The structure was purchased in 1820 by Dr. Devereaux Jarrett, an Episcopal clergyman, who bought the site in 1833 and made it the center of his thriving plantation. In order to accommodate the growing number of travelers to northeast Georgia, he doubled the size of the structure. In 1966, Traveler's Rest was recognized as a National Historic Landmark because of its fine architecture, particularly the porch and hand-numbered rafters. For more information, see Linley, John. The Georgia Catalog: Historical American Buildings Survey. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, c1982, pp. 22, 25.Date of structure: 1784.image/jpegForms part of: John Linley Collectionhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Martin, JosephWyly, JamesWhite, Mary JarrettVernacular architectureWood (plant material)BrickInnsPlantation housesHistoric sitesDwellingsSitesHousesArchitecture--Georgia--ToccoaArchitecture--Georgia--Stephens CountyWalton, Jesse, Major--Homes and hauntsJarrett, Devereaux--Homes and hauntsTraveler's Rest (near Toccoa, Ga.)Jesse Walton House (near Toccoa, Ga.)Jarrett Manor (near Toccoa, Ga.)StillImage