National Historic Landmark

New Echota

Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia
Listed
May 12, 1970
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
70000869

About this property

New Echota was the capital of the Cherokee Nation in the Southeastern United States from 1825 until their forced removal in the late 1830s. New Echota is located in present-day Gordon County, in northwest Georgia, north of Calhoun. It is south of Resaca, next to present day New Town, known to the Cherokee as Ꭴꮝꮤꮎꮅ, Ustanali. The site has been preserved as a state park and a historic site. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1973. The site is at the confluence of the Coosawattee and Conasauga rivers, which join to form the Oostanaula River, a tributary of the Coosa River. Archeological evidence has shown that the site of New Echota had been occupied by ancient indigenous cultures for thousands of years prior to the Cherokee. It was known as Ꭶꮎꮜꭹᏹ, Gansagiyi or Ꭶꮎꮜꭹ, Gansagi. The Cherokee renamed it New Echota in 1825 after making it the capital, in honor of their former chief town of Chota, based along the lower Little Tennessee River as one of the Overhill towns on the west side of the Appalachian Mountains.

Location

Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia
34.54003, -84.90184

Categories

HISTORIC - ABORIGINALNATIVE AMERICANPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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Nearby Battles

Action at Resaca (post-battle Oostanaula crossing)
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2.2 mi
Skirmish at Resaca Station (Wheeler's Raid 1864)
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Battle of Resaca — McPherson's Flanking of Oostanaula River
1864Civil War
3.2 mi

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When was New Echota listed on the National Register?

New Echota was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1970.

What type of historic resource is New Echota?

New Echota is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is New Echota a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. New Echota has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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