- Collection:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presentation Slide Collection, 1968-2000
- Title:
- Chieftains
- Creator:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Contributor to Resource:
- Ridge, Major, approximately 1771-1839
- Date of Original:
- 1970-09
- Subject:
- Architecture
Historic sites--Georgia--Floyd County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Floyd County
Architecture, Domestic--Georgia--Floyd County
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Cultural property--Protection
Historic preservation--Georgia
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Floyd County, Rome, 34.25704, -85.16467
- Medium:
- color slides
dogtrot houses
historic preservation
historic buildings - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Chieftains, or Major Ridge Home, Rome, Georgia. Major John Ridge (1771-1839), whose former home Chieftains now occupies, was one of the signers of the Treaty of New Echota, which resulted in the relocation of the Cherokee people. The home was built around a dogtrot cabin, and is a stop on the Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail. Variant names include: Chieftains. See ref # 71000273 (Chieftains) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/national-register-listed-20240710.xlsx
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_307
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_307#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_307/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Rights:
-
