People, places, and historical monuments Monday: CHIEF SAWNEE & SAWNEE MTN It is believed that Native Americans may have used a natural clearing atop the mountain called the Indian Seats for ceremonial purposes. As white settlers migrated to the area, now known as Cumming, a local Cherokee named Sawnee helped them adjust to the native land. As a well skilled carpenter and farmer he was known throughout the land, and the range was named in his honor. In 1829 gold was discovered in Georgia in Auraria at the site of Americas first gold rush. There are also mines in the ridges of Sawnee which is downstream theChattahoochee from the major strike. Current uses of the mountain are as a nature preserve park and a Radio station, WWEV-FM 91.5, which transmits from a radio tower at the top of the mountain. Originally, the station staff actually drove recorded programming to the top where it played from broadcast automation equipment, but it now uses a live studio/transmitter link.The Sawnee Mountain Nature Center is located at 4075 Spot Road and is one of the trailheads.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:46:52 +0000
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