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The Best Attractions In Watkinsville

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Elder Mill Covered Bridge

Eagle Tavern Museum

Washington Farms

Vogel State Park

Tallulah Gorge State Park

Consolidated Gold Mine

Brasstown Bald Mountain

Gibbs Gardens

Amicalola Falls State Park

Watkinsville is the largest city and seat of Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,832. It served as the seat of Clarke County until 1872 when the county seat of that county was moved to Athens, a move which ultimately led to the creation of Oconee County in 1875. It is included in the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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The Best Attractions In Watkinsville

1. Washington Farms Watkinsville
U.S. Route 78 is a 233.3-mile-long U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels west to east in the north-central part of the state, starting at the Alabama state line, west of Tallapoosa, where the roadway continues concurrent with the unsigned highway Alabama State Route 4. This is also the western terminus of Georgia State Route 8 , which is concurrent with US 78 to the east. The highway serves the Atlanta, Athens, and Augusta metropolitan areas on its path from the Alabama state line to the South Carolina state line, at the Savannah River, on the northeastern edge of Augusta, where it continues concurrent with US 1/US 25/US 278/SC 121. This is also the eastern terminus of SR 10 and the northern terminus of SR 121, as well as the southern terminus of SC 121. US 78 travels throu...
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2. Eagle Tavern Museum Watkinsville
The Eagle Tavern is one of the earliest surviving structures in Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia, United States. The Eagle Tavern was built circa 1801 but possibly as early as 1794. In the early part of the 19th century, the city of Watkinsville, Georgia was on the frontier of Creek and Cherokee Indian Territories. The site of the tavern may also have been the site of Fort Edwards, a gathering place for settlers seeking protection from attack by the Creek and Cherokee. The building housed a hotel until about 1930. The tavern was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 13 May 1970.Today, The Eagle Tavern is open weekly for tours of its rich history and ghostly tales. The Eagle Tavern has also been a popular spot for many paranormal investigators, due to the success rate of ...
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3. Elder Mill Covered Bridge Watkinsville
4. Brasstown Bald Mountain Blairsville
Brasstown Bald is the highest point in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located in northeast Georgia, the mountain is known to the native Cherokee people as Enotah. It is the highest ground for 15.86 miles.
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5. Tallulah Gorge State Park Tallulah Falls
6. Amicalola Falls State Park Dawsonville
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge is an 829-acre Georgia state park located between Ellijay and Dahlonega in Dawsonville, Georgia. The park's name is derived from a Cherokee language word meaning tumbling waters. The park is home to Amicalola Falls, a 729-foot waterfall that is the highest in Georgia. However, an analysis conducted by the World Waterfall Data base suggests that the main part of the falls is 429 ft in height, followed by a prolonged gently sloping run in which the flow drops another 279 ft . It is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. An 8-mile trail that winds past Amicalola Falls and leads to Springer Mountain, famous as the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, begins in the park. Amicalola Falls State Park also offers many hiking trails, a...
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7. Consolidated Gold Mine Dahlonega
The Consolidated Mine was a gold mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, just east of Dahlonega. Like most of the area around Dahlonega, the placer mining on the land on which the mine is located probably started during the Georgia Gold Rush. By 1880, the placer deposits were exhausted and the land was down to hard rock. Gold was soon discovered in a huge quartz vein system, and mined. The richest acre was mined deep into the ground, and the resulting shaft became known as the Glory Hole.” After an interruption of operations at the mine, a group of investors purchased about 7,000 acres of land around the discovery sight and formed the Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Mining Co. in 1895. After constructing the largest stamp mill east of the Mississippi River at the Consolidated Mine pr...
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8. Vogel State Park Blairsville
August Hugo Vogel was vice-president of Pfister & Vogel leather tannery of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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9. Gibbs Gardens Ball Ground

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Georgia, USA - On My Mind // JBAXTER TRAVEL

JBAXTER TRAVEL VLOG EPISODE #7
April 2016 - Georgia, USA

This month we visited G's family in the southern US state of Georgia. We spent 10 days running riot in towns such as Athens, Toccoa and Watkinsville. Check out my website for a more detailed write up on what we got up to in Georgia and tips on what to do, where to go and some cool things to see (link below).

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The rooftop of Bohemian Hotel has a great view in the evening. The restaurant is called Rocks on the Roof.

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