Historic Site in Journalism

Historic Site in Journalism (HM18RA)

Location: Calhoun, GA 30701 Gordon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 32.447', W 84° 54.575'

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The Cherokee Nation of Indians established the first Indian-language newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, on this site in 1828. Edited by Cherokee Elias Boudinot and later by Elijah Hicks, the Cherokee Phoenix was printed bi-lingually in the Sequoyan Syllabary adopted by the Cherokees, and in English, during the period 1828-1834.

Marked this 30th day of October, 1971.
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HM NumberHM18RA
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Year Placed1971
Placed BySigma Delta Chi, Professional Journalistic Society
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 8:18am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 691828 N 3824104
Decimal Degrees34.54078333, -84.90958333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 32.447', W 84° 54.575'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 32' 26.82" N, 84° 54' 34.50" W
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Area Code(s)706, 770
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1415-1663 Chatsworth Rd NE, Calhoun GA 30701, US
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