- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Chieftains Museum
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Museums--Georgia--Rome
Museum buildings--Georgia--Rome
Signs and signboards--Georgia--Rome
Dwellings--Georgia--Rome
Historic buildings--Georgia--Rome
Trees--Georgia--Rome
Historic sites--Georgia--Rome
Cherokee Indians--Georgia
Plantations--Georgia--Rome
Rome (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Architecture, American--Georgia--Rome
Ridge, Major, ca. 1771-1839--Homes and haunts
Ridge, Major, ca. 1771-1839 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Floyd County, Rome, 34.25704, -85.16467
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Cherokee leader Major Ridge and his family lived in this house, near present-day Rome, in the early 1800s. The house was part of Ridge's 280-acre plantation. Today, the historic site is a museum.
Photograph of the Chieftains Museum in Rome, Georgia. The Cherokee leader Major Ridge and his family lived in this house, near present-day Rome, in the early 1800s. The two-story colonial-style structure is flanked on each side by enclosed porches. A sign bearing the name of the museum stands in the front yard next to several tall trees.
The house was part of Ridge's 280-acre plantation. Today, the historic site is a museum. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/chieftains-museum-major-ridge-home/m-4255/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Alice Taylor-Colbert, Shorter College. Reprinted by permission of Chieftains Museum
Courtesy of Alice Taylor-Colbert, Shorter University. Reprinted by permission of Chieftains Museum - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/ocmulgee-mounds
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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