Travelers Rest (Toccoa, Georgia)
Travelers Rest State Historic Site is a state-run historic site near Toccoa, Georgia. Its centerpiece is Traveler's Rest, an early tavern and inn. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 29, 1964, for its architecture as a well-preserved 19th-century tavern, and for its role in the early settlement of northeastern Georgia by European Americans.
HABS photo, 1934
Travelers Rest - 2011
Entrance sign
Portrait of Devereaux Jarrett
Toccoa is a city in far Northeast Georgia near the border with South Carolina. It is the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, United States, located about 50 miles (80 km) from Athens and about 90 miles (140 km) northeast of Atlanta. The population was 9,133 as of the 2020 census.
Stephens County Courthouse in Toccoa
Toccoa, 1941
Traveler's Rest
Toccoa Falls