 Park
(706) 886-2256
Traveler’s Rest was the plantation home of Devereaux Jarrett, the
“richest man in the Tugaloo Valley.” Jarrett bought the site in 1833 and
made it the center of his thriving plantation. To accommodate the
growing number of travelers to northeast Georgia, he added on to the
structure. When English traveler George W. Featherstonhaugh visited
Traveler’s Rest in 1837, he was pleasantly surprised. “I got an
excellent breakfast of coffee, ham, chicken, good bread and butter,
honey and plenty of good new milk for a quarter of a dollar,” he wrote.
“What a charming country this would be to travel in if one was sure of
meeting with such nice clean quarters once a day.”
In 1966, Traveler’s Rest was recognized as a National Historic Landmark
because of its fine architecture, including a 90-foot-long porch and
hand-numbered rafters. Today, visitors receive a guided tour of the
plantation home. Most furnishings are original antiques, including some
made by local craftsman Caleb Shaw.Hours: Open Friday and
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, 2 - 5:30 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.
Address/Directions
Travelers Rest Historic Site
11 Stage Coach Private Dr.
Toccoa , GA 30577
Located just off U.S. Hwy. 123 six miles east of Toccoa. |
