- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of Vann's Tavern, Hall County, Georgia, 1956]
- Date of Original:
- 1956
- Subject:
- Architecture--Georgia--Hall County
Domestic life--Georgia--Hall County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, 34.31689, -83.81968
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Hall County, 1956. Vann's Tavern was built ca. 1805 by James Vann, a Cherokee Indian. It was located near Vann's Ferry which provided transportation across the Chattahoochee River between Hall and Forsyth counties on what was known as the Federal Road. Richard Winn became the owner after Vann's death in 1809. Later a Mr. Boyd bought it. Early in 1956 the tavern was dismantled log by log and reconstructed at New Echota. New Echota is located northeast of Calhoun in Gordon County. In 1825 it was designated the capital of the Cherokee Nation. In 1976 New Echota was named a National Historic Landmark. The relocation was necessary because the area was slated for flooding by Lake Lanier. Buford Dam, located in Forsyth County, was completed by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in 1957. The dam created Lake Lanier which flows into both Forsyth and Hall counties.
2003/07/16: Vann's Tavern still exists in New Echota. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_hal292
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:hal292
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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