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Historic Site (706) 886-2256

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Open Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Organized groups by appointment.

This stagecoach inn and plantation home was built around 1815 by James R. Wyly. He strategically located it along the newly constructed Unicoi Turnpike, a busy highway over the Appalachian Mountains. Wyly operated the inn until 1833 when he sold it to his neighbor Devereaux Jarrett, the "richest man in the Tugaloo Valley." Jarrett continued to operate the inn, but doubled its size to make it the homeplace of his 14,400-acre plantation along the Tugaloo River. Three generations of Jarretts inhabited the site until the state of Georgia purchased the remaining few acres of the once-vast plantation for $8,000 in 1955. Thanks to both its architectural significance and its role in the early history of the area, Traveler's Rest was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Today, visitors can tour the house and see many original artifacts and furnishings, some of which were crafted by Caleb Shaw, a renowned cabinetmaker from Massachusetts.

“Here I got an excellent breakfast of coffee, ham, chicken, good bread, butter, honey, and plenty of good new milk for a quarter of a dollar . . . What a charming country this would be to travel in, if one was sure of meeting with such nice clean quarters once a-day!”
-- English Geologist George W. Featherstonhaugh, 1837

Hours: Saturday / 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
GeorgiaStateParks.org/TravelersRest

Admission: $2.75-$4
Group rates available with advance notice.


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  Note: Travelers Rest Historic Site has no reservable facilities.  

Events
Handicapped Accessible Traveler's Rest Pioneer Days
Saturday, Sep 15, 2012 1 PM to 5 PM
Get Outdoors GeorgiaTalents and skills of the early 1800s pioneers are brought back to life. Demonstrators will be on hand for spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, hearth cooking, doll making and other pioneer skills. Visitors will also enjoy live period music and dancing.  $2.75-$4. 706-886-2256.
Handicapped Accessible Christmas for Travelers
Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 1 PM to 5 PM
Visitors will enjoy live music and period dances by the 1860s Civilian Society. Craft demonstrators will show their skills in blacksmithing, knitting, crocheting, spinning and more -- all in an 1800s seasonal setting created by the Friends of Traveler's Rest. Cider and tea cakes are served.  $2.50-$4.00 706-356-4362.

  Address/Directions
Travelers Rest Historic Site
4339 Riverdale Road
Toccoa , GA 30577

GPS Coordinates:
N 34.609716 | W 083.238866
Located just off U.S. Hwy. 123 six miles east of Toccoa.

 
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Travelers Rest Historic Site
4339 Riverdale Road
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