Amicalola, Georgia

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Amicalola
Unincorporated community
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Amicalola
Location within the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°33′17″N84°15′9″W / 34.55472°N 84.25250°W / 34.55472; -84.25250
Country United States
State Georgia
County Dawson
Elevation
1,755 ft (535 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID354300 [1]

Amicalola is an unincorporated community located in Dawson County, Georgia, United States. It was named for the falls and nearby Amcalola Mountain. Amicalola means tumbling water in the Cherokee language; the Cherokee people lived throughout Georgia and southeastern Tennessee before Indian Removal.

A post office called Amicalola was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1923. [2] The community takes its name from nearby Amicalola Creek. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Amicalola, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 5. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.


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