Locate It: Fort Buffington Marker

Northwest Georgia Mountains

Fort Buffington Marker

Built in the 1830s by local militia, it was one of about 25 stockades in the Cherokee Indian Nation used by Federal and State troops during the Cherokee Removal in 1838. A marker gives details of the event.

Address:
Harmony Dr., north of GA Hwy. 20, 5 miles east of I-575
Canton, GA 30114
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