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New Echota State Historic Site
🎟️ Attraction in Colonial Heights, Calhoun, GA
Located in Colonial Heights, New Echota State Historic Site preserves the former capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1825 until their forced removal in the late 1830s. Designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1973, the site offers insight into this significant period of Southeastern United States history.
Something unique: The site is located next to present day New Town, known to the Cherokee as Ꭴꮝꮤꮎꮅ, Ustanali.
- Address
- 1211 GA 225, Colonial Heights
- Phone
- +1-706-624-1321
- Hours
- Apr-Nov Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00; Apr-Nov Su 13:00-17:00; Dec-Mar Tu-Sa 09:00-16:45; Jan 01 closed; Dec 25 closed; Nov Th[4] closed
- Website
- https://gastateparks.org/NewEchota ↗