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Historic High Country, United States
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The West High Country is a sub-region of Georgia's Historic High Country region. The West High Country region of Georgia is comprised of 6 counties located near the western border of the state with Alabama. Attractions include the Etowah Indian Mounds, the Booth Western Art Museum, and the Silver Comet bike trail.
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A museum in Cartersville featuring contemporary Western art, Western illustration, Western movie posters, Civil War art, Presidential portraits and letters, authentic stagecoaches, and an interactive hands-on gallery for children based on a working ranch.
A college just north of Rome. At 27,000 acres, it is the largest contiguous campus in the world. It has 80 miles of hiking trails.
Tallest mountain in Georgia south of I-20. A park at the summit is under development.
The most intact Mississippian Culture site in the American Southeast, the Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site is home to six Native America earthen mounds, a plaza, village site, borrow pits and defensive ditch.
Allatoona Lake
This U.S. Corp of Engineers Lake is one of the busiest in the nation. Its popularity is likely due to factors that include: its proximity to Atlanta, the large number of campgrounds campgrounds and the ease of public access to the lake from many points along its banks.
A 4.4-mile trail near Rydal Georgia. Features a water-filled CCC quarry, as well as a view of Pine Log Mountain, the tallest mountain in Metro Atlanta.
There are no designated hiking trails, but visitors are allowed to explore the area by foot. Mainly used for hunting.
Hike up the 1,562-feet-tall Pine Mountain, located in Cartersville, to get a view of Lake Allatoona.
State park on the shores of Lake Allatoona. It has more than 15 miles of hiking trails, with 4 of those miles opened to both hikers and bikers. Visitors are allowed to swim, water ski and fish.
Fishing, camping, hiking and mountain biking. The Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant in the area
A former railroad converted into a trail, the Silver Comet Trail begins in Smyrna in Cobb County, passes through Paulding and Polk Counties and ends at the Alabama border. The trail is opened to runners, hikers, bikers, skateboarders, skaters and dogs.
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Rome is a city that was founded at the convergence of the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers in Georgia's Historic High Country. The city was named for the seven hills around the city, and was land taken from the Treaty of New Echota.
Bremen is in the West High Country in the US state of Georgia.
Carrollton is in the West High Country of Georgia.
Cedartown is the seat of Polk County in West High Country, Georgia.
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