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Travelers Rest Historic Site
Talk a stroll through a stagecoach inn and an old plantation. Travelers Rest Historic Site was home to the "richest man in the Tugaloo Valley." The Jarrett family inhabited the site until the 1950s, when the state of Georgia purchased the remaining few acres of the once-vast plantation and opened it to the public as an historic site. Thanks to its unique and well-preserved architecture, Traveler's Rest was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
Activities at Travelers Rest Historic Site
Historic Site Seeing
Historic Site Seeing
Traveler's Rest, a stagecoach inn and plantation home, was built around 1815 by James R. Wylie, a stakeholder in the Unicoi Turnpike. Today visitors can enjoy a tour of the house and see many original artifacts and furnishings, some of which were crafted by Caleb Shaw, a splendid cabinetmaker from Massachusetts.
Contact Travelers Rest Historic Site
Historic Site
(706) 886-2256
Hours of Operation
Historic Site Hours
NEW HOURS: Beginning in January 2010, the site will be open on the first and third Saturday each month as well as the third Friday each month from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Historic Site Admission
$2.50 - $4
Events at Travelers Rest Historic Site
Traveler's Rest Pioneer DaysTravelers Rest Historic Site – Toccoa, GA
Saturday, Sep 18, 2010 / 9 AM to 5 PM
Talents and skills of the early 1800s pioneers are brought back to life. Special demonstrators will be on hand for spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, hearth cooking, and doll making and other pioneer skills. Visitors will also enjoy live period music and dancing. $2.75-$4. 706-886-2256. Handicap Accessible.
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