Historic Site
(706) 886-2256
2008 Canoe Trip & slideshow (720KB .mov file)
Traveler's Rest, a stagecoach inn and plantation home, was built around 1815 by James R. Wylie, a stakeholder in the Unicoi Turnpike, a busy thoroughfare that passed nearby. Wylie operated the inn until the 1830s when he sold the place to Devereaux Jarrett, the "richest man in the Tugaloo Valley." Among other things, Jarrett doubled the size of Traveler's Rest, which also served as the headquarters of his 14,400-acre plantation. 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. 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.
"Here I got an excellent breakfast of coffee, ham, chicken, good bread, butter, honey, and plenty of good new milk for a quarter of a dollar . . . What a charming country this would be to travel in, if one was sure of meeting with such nice clean quarters once a-day!"
-- English Geologist George W. Featherstonhaugh, 1837
Teacher's Resource for Touring Historic Sites
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Note: Travelers Rest Historic Site has no reservable facilities.
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Events
Traveling by Firelight
Saturday, Feb 14, 2009 6 PM - 9 PM
| Candlelight tours and special treats can be found inside this historic stagecoach inn. $2.75-$4. 706-886-2256. |
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Traveler's Rest Pioneer Days
Saturday, Sep 26, 2009 1 PM - 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. Visitors will also enjoy live period music and dancing. $2.75-$4. 706-886-2256. |
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Christmas for Travelers
Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 1 PM - 5 PM
| Visitors will enjoy live music and be entertained with period dances by the 1860s Civilian Society. Craft demonstrators will show their skills in knitting, crocheting, spinning and more -- all in an 1800s decorative setting created by the Friends of Traveler's Rest. Free, but donations appreciated. 706-886-2256. |
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Hours: Open Wednesday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Open Mondays on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day weekends.
Admission: $2.50-$4.
Group rates available with advance notice.
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