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At the turn of the 20th Century, Forsyth County was mostly rural and white. There were small contingents of African Americans living in pockets in areas like Big Creek, Sawnee Mountain, and Oscarville, but for the most part, they were poor and lived a hardscrabble existence. In September and October, several heinous crimes drew the ire of the White community. After the slaves of the South became Freedmen, they competed for the same resources as the whites. In times of eco

I am Jake Scudder, a Wilkes County man from Jackson, A Whig and Republican in political conviction, Resting beneath these columns of polished marble Which stand on a hilltop at Diana's Chapel, Rising like a sentinel to guard the treasure tunnel And looking over the river toward Lewis Blackburn - (except from larger writing on Scudder) Jacob McCartney Scudder was born in the last two decades of the 18th Century in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He moved to Georgia as a young

The Treaty of Tellico and the great road that traversed Augusta, Georgia to Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1805 the Federal Road was created, having been established by a treaty between the Cherokee and the United States Government. Chief James Vann, a half Scot, half Cherokee leader. The treaty allowed for the passage of the white settlers through the Cherokee Territory. A series of taverns and public houses were constructed along different segments providing travelers with

Chief Vann was a controversial figure. Born in the 1760s, the half Scotsman/half Cherokee, grew to become a wealthy businessman, plantation owner, and slaveowner. He took advantage of the rules set by the United States government in regard to the Old Federal Road. He constructed a beautiful brick mansion near Spring Place, Georgia, and operated several ferries (One near the former Oscarsville, near the Chattahoochee River - relocated to New Echota) across the state. He ow