Park Details

Name:	Traveler''s Rest State Historic Site
Address:	8162 Riverdale Road
	Toccoa
	Georgia
	30577
Phone:	707-886-2256
Email:	travelersrest@windstream.net
URL:	http://gastateparks.org/info/travelers/

Category

• State park or recreation area managed by a state agency

General Description

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.

Accessibility Features

General Accessibility Features

• Accessible bathrooms

Amenities and Lodging

• No accessible amenities and lodging

Information and Interpretation Features

• Nature centers, visitor centers and/or museums that are accessible for people using mobility devices
• Exhibits located on accessible routes
• Brochures or program guides provide information on its accessibility features