We have an educational system to be envied, a thriving business atmosphere, tolerant spiritual communities, honest and visionary leaders, government officials with integrity, an enthusiastic and hard working labor force, an active cultural arts program, an excellent public library system, a variety of recreational opportunities, a citizenry concerned about ecology, civic groups with energy and compassion, health and safety officials who are well-trained and caring, and residents who respect and preserve their heritage.

After all, it's "home".

Around Cherokee County:

-Main Street, Olde Town. Charming streetscape of shops and restaurants includes several historic homes and buildings as well as the popular Woodstock City Park. The park boasts a lovely fountain and landscaped paths, and it periodically is the site of events from antique fairs to summer concerts.


-Blanket's Creek Bicycle Trail.Non-profit Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association/Woodstock Chapter sponsors three wooded bicycle trails - flat, intermediate and advanced, for all types of riders. Boasting 80,000 visitors annually, trails are open 7 days a week except when wet. Helmets required to ride. On Sixes Rd, west of I-575.


-Sixes Mill. Site of an early Cherokee settlement and later a gold mine in the early 1830's. This was also a military removal encampment for the Georgia Militia during the "Trail of Tears" in 1838. The current mill in this area, called by many names, was rebuilt in 1878 and 1880. West of I-575 on Sixes Rd.

-Biking and Hiking Trails at Reinhardt College.Taking advantage of the beautiful views and varied terrain in northwestern Cherokee County, Reinhardt College has created a mountain biking and hiking trail system on its Main Campus in Waleska. The five mile system of inter-connected trails can be used year-round for bikers, hikers and runners, and the system is open to all students, faculty, staff and the community

-Fort Buffington. On-half mile north is the site of Fort Buffington, built in the 1830's by local militia. It was one of about 25 stockades in the Cherokee Indian Nation used by Federal and State troops during the Cherokee Removal in 1838. In May and June 1838, 7,000, soldiers forced over 15,000 Cherokee Indians from their homes and held them in the stockades until removal west could take place. Many Indians from the local area were held at Fort Buffington. At Buffington Elementary School on GA 20, 3 miles E of I-575.