Northwest High Country
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.Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Dalton and Calhoun.
Dalton
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Dalton is a city and the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is also the principal city of the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Murray and Whitfield counties.
Calhoun
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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.
LaFayette
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LaFayette is a city in, and the county seat of, Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,888. It was founded as Chattooga. LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Chatsworth and Fort Oglethorpe.
Chatsworth
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Chatsworth is a city in and the county seat of Murray County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fort Oglethorpe
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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.
Northwest High Country
Latitude of center
34.675° or 34° 40′ 30″ northLongitude of center
-84.912° or 84° 54′ 43″ westWikidata ID
Q14227529
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