A Tour of Traveler's Rest - Georgia State Historic Site

http://www.gastateparks.org/TravelersRest

In the early 1800s, this was one of the finest stagecoach inns of its day. Originally built in 1815 and extensively remodeled in 1837, Traveler's Rest was one of four stagecoach inns along the Unicoi Turnpike, which ran from South Carolina to Tennessee.

This stagecoach inn and plantation home was built around 1815 by James R. Wyly. He strategically located it along the newly constructed Unicoi Turnpike, a busy highway over the Appalachian Mountains. Wyly operated the inn until 1833 when he sold it to his neighbor Devereaux Jarrett, the "richest man in the Tugaloo Valley." Jarrett continued to operate the inn, but doubled its size to make it the homeplace of his 14,400-acre plantation along the Tugaloo River. Three generations of Jarretts inhabited the site until the state of Georgia purchased the remaining few acres of the once-vast plantation for $8,000 in 1955. Thanks to both its architectural significance and its role in the early history of the area, Traveler's Rest was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Today, visitors can tour the house and see many original artifacts and furnishings, some of which were crafted by Caleb Shaw, a renowned cabinetmaker from Massachusetts.

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[Rags2Royalty]

@Rags2Royalty The Africans enslaved by Devereaux Jarrett were "my family".There is a place at Traveler's Rest where you can go to read the story of it,and the woman whos picture you'll see on the righ-hand side was one of my relatives.

[Rags2Royalty]

Around the beginning of July last year my family (my father's side) went on a "family reunion (etc.)".I wasn't able to go,but one of the places they went to was Traveler's Rest.They went on a tour,took pictures and everything.But,near the end of their visit a tour guide told the story of Traveler's Rest (in a conversation with a few people),and around the end she said "No one knows what ever happened to the people slaves that lived here".And,one of my cousins said "Here we are".

[dbjarrett]

Very nice video. Good to see some of the family history laid out like this. I'm not a decendant; our branch of the Jarrett family was firmly entrenched up north during the period.

The closest the northern branch of the family got was a brief visit courtesy of the 9th Mich. Cavalry during the "Former Unpleasantness."

[indyalexis]

kaptkimo:  we must be cousins because Devereaux Jarrett is my great, great,great, great grandfather. My family has visited and was very well received, the first time by Frances Wilbanks. It is a beautiful place and makes me very proud to be a direct descendent. Nice to meet you.

[kaptkimo]

Aloha from Hawaii - I'm Carol Todd and Mr. Jarrett was my great, great, great, grandfather. We hope to visit Traveler's Rest during our vacation on the mainland in Oct or Nov of 2009. It would certainly be great if we can make on a day we can see the inside.

[batl4444]

Enjoyed this and need to visit! Thanks.

[ART1975CZ]

I am " Honored " to now be a Georgia Citizen .

[lany101]

What a lovely historical site. I am very impressed with the descendents and others who feel a kinsmanship to the place. They are a true living history in itself. Too many places in America have

no one living to tell thier tale...just transcripts of documentations.

[tastreetman]

What a heritage this house has. Georgia is such a beautiful state. My family and I have visited quite a few times in the last 12-15 years and there's always something new and beautiful each time we visit.