Travelers Rest (Georgia)
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{{Infobox_nrhp | name = Traveler's Rest (Georgia)
| nrhp_type =nhl
| image =
| caption =
| nearest_city= [[Toccoa, Georgia]]
| lat_degrees = 34
| lat_minutes = 36
| lat_seconds = 33
| lat_direction = N
| long_degrees = 83
| long_minutes = 14
| long_seconds = 22
| long_direction = W
| locmapin = USA Georgia
| area =
| built =1816
| architect= Unknown
| architecture= No Style Listed
| designated= [[January 29]], [[1964]]<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=176&ResourceType=Building
|title=Traveler's Rest (Georgia) |accessdate=2008-04-23|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
| added = [[October 15]], [[1966]]<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
| governing_body = State
| refnum=66000283
}}
'''Traveler's Rest''' is an early tavern and inn located about 6 miles (10 km) east of [[Toccoa, Georgia]]. It was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] on [[January 29]], [[1964]].<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000283.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Traveller's Rest / Jarrett Manor]|32 KB}}|date=1978 |author=Blanche Higgins Schroer |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000283.pdf ''Accompanying three images, exterior, from 1968 and c. 1960'']|32 KB}}</ref>
Traveler's Rest was built by James R. Wyly around 1815 and served as an inn for traveler's on the newly constructed Unicoi Turnpike. In 1833 it was purchased by [[Devereaux Jarrett]] and became the headquarters of his 14,000 acre plantation. It is located very close to the site of the former [[Cherokee]] town [[Tugaloo (Cherokee town)|Tugaloo]].
'''Travelers Rest State Historic Site''' is operated by the [[Georgia (U.S. state)|State of Georgia]].
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lostworlds.org/travelers_rest.html LostWorlds.org | Traveler's Rest Petroglyph]
* [http://gastateparks.org/info/travelers/ Travelers Rest Historic Site]
* [http://cityoftoccoa.com/calendar/event_pop_ups/travelers_rest.html City of Toccoa Events Listing for Traveler's Rest]
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ga0365 Travelers Rest, Toccoa vicinity, Stephens County, GA: 3 photos, 4 drawings, 4 data pages and supplemental material], at [[Historic American Building Survey]]
[[Category:Georgia state parks]]
[[Category:Stephens County, Georgia]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:1816 architecture]]
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