New Echota, Calhoun
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New Echota was the capital of the Cherokee Nation in the Southeast United States from 1825 to their forced removal in the late 1830s. New Echota is located in present-day Gordon County, in northwest Georgia, 3.68 miles north of Calhoun. It is south of Resaca, next to present day New Town, known to the Cherokee as Ustanali. The site has been preserved as a state park and a historic site. It was designated in 1973 as a National Historic Landmark District. ()
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When is New Echota open?
New Echota is open:
- Monday closed
- Tuesday closed
- Wednesday closed
- Thursday 9 am - 5 pm
- Friday 9 am - 5 pm
- Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
- Sunday closed