First Outing of 2019 - Sautee Nacoochee GA

The Bobaries had told us about their visit to the Old Sautee General Store in Sautee, GA.  It sounded like a good place to restart our mini  road excursions, so we set out on Thursday, January 10th.  The Sautee Nacoochee Valley is just southeast of Helen, a little over an hour away, and the roadway was quite scenic. 



  The general store has been in operation since 1872.  At one time, it functioned as a post office as well as general meeting place.

In the front of the store are all sorts of antiques, none of which are for sale.

Nor are the wooden Indians.  The back rooms of the store contained various foodstuffs, handcrafts and clothing.

A road east of the store brought us to this historic site.

This slave quarter held approximately 21 slaves who belonged to EP Williams, a prominent businessman who moved from North Carolina around 1822 after acquiring property in the land lottery made possible by the Treaty of 1819 with the Cherokee.  Slaves in this area (ironically named White County) worked mostly in foundries, mills, or mines and not plantations as those further south did.    There is a lot more to see and learn in this part of Georgia, and we plan on returning another time.