Photo Gallery: John Ross Home
For more information on John Ross and his house, see the
Roadside Georgia
site.
Anecdotal note: the marker below points away from the home itself, though
they are right next to each other.
Marker text:
This comfortable two-story log house was the home of Cherokee
Chief John Ross from boyhood until he went west over the "Trail of Tears,"
losing his Indian wife enroute. Although only one-eighth Indian himself,
Ross was the elected "Principal Chief" of the Cherokee Nation for 40 years
and their advocate for justice for 57 years. He voluntarily chose exile with
his people. In the War of 1812, Ross served with a regiment of Cherokees
under Gen. Andrew Jackson against the Creek allies of the English. This
house was built in 1797 by John McDonald, grandfather of John Ross.
146-12 Georgia Historical Commission 1954
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