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Historic High Country, United States
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The Northwest High Country is a sub-region of Georgia's Historic High Country region. The northwest corner of the state borders Alabama and Tennessee. The nearest large city is Chattanooga, Tennessee and accordingly Lookout Mountain, Ruby Falls, and Rock City. The largest city, Dalton is well known for its carpet industry. Other attractions include Cloudland Canyon State Park, Fort Mountain State Park, Chief Vann House Historic Site, and the Chattahoochee National Forest.
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Located off of Highway 52, this overlook offers panoramic views of the Cohutta Mountains.
State park in Dade county that straddles a deep gorge. Cloudland Canyon's depths range from 800 to 1,980 feet. Contains 30 miles of hiking trails
Contains several hiking trails on Pigeon Mountain. Points of interest include the Pocket Branch Falls, the Blue Hole, Petty John's Cave and Ellison's Cave. As its name suggests, hunting is also allowed in the WMA.
The park has over 25 miles (40 km) of hiking trails, leading to a CCC fire tower, an ancient stone wall and overlooks that offer majestic views of the Cohutta Mountains. Park also contains a reservoir with a lakeside beach.
A state park near Summerville at the base of Taylor Ridge. Features two lakes, boardwalks, pedal boat rentals and 5 miles of hiking trails. The Pinhoti Trail is only a 1.6 miles away from the park.
The Johns Mountain WMA is in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Trails inside this WMA lead to features such as the Keown Falls and the Johns Mountain Overlook. As a wildlife management area, hunting is allowed inside this park.
A 3,200-acre lake in Murray and Gilmer counties. The lake is more than 450 feet (140 m) deep.
A 19-acre lake near Grassy Mountain in the Cohutta Mountains. It is the highest lake in Georgia at 3,150 feet (960 m) above sea level. Hiking, fishing, picnicking and non-motorized boating allowed.
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Calhoun is in the Northwest High Country of Georgia and has this sort of idiosyncrasy in that it calls itself "The Land Of The Cherokee" even though there's hardly a Cherokee left standing, thanks to things like President Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act. But there was a time when it was the land of the Cherokee, after they had been pushed out of their former territory in modern day eastern Tennessee and western South Carolina by European Americans.
Chatsworth is a small town in Georgia's Northwest High Country, near Dalton and Chattanooga.
Dalton is a town in the Northwest High Country region of Georgia, founded in 1847.
Fort Oglethorpe is in the Northwest High Country of Georgia and is probably best known for being the site of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park.
LaFayette is a small town in north west Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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