- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Talking Rock
- Creator:
- Davis, Robert Scott, 1954-
- Date of Original:
- 2007-08-05
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Pickens County, Talking Rock, 34.50926, -84.50493
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the town of Talking Rock, Georgia. The town of Talking Rock, as well as a creek of the same name, is located in Pickens County in northwest Georgia. The area was originally part of the Cherokee Nation, and several explanations regarding the origin of the name Talking Rock exist. Historian James Mooney wrote that the Cherokees called the creek "Nunyu-gunwaniski," meaning "rock that talks." An Indian trader told Mooney that the creek was named for a rock where the Cherokees held council. Nearby is Ball Creek, probably named for Indian ball games played at the council ground. An 1820 map shows Talking Rock Creek as "Rolling Stone Creek." One theory suggests the name could have come from an "echo rock," a natural echo chamber.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/talking-rock/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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