Explore Pickens County's history, culture, historic buildings and learn about the Native Americans that inhabited this area. Follow the Trail of Tears and observe the life of North Georgia’s early settlers. Be surprised by the role of Georgia marble in your daily life (Hint: you put Georgia marble in your mouth this morning). Learn the story of the construction of the Lincoln Memorial from Georgia marble. Be amazed by the engineering exploits to fashion marble columns for the U.S. Capitol. Tour the “Only Jail You’ll Want to Visit” – complete with gallows. Visit the one-room school house, historic homes and buildings. Dine inside the old theater and stay at a 19th century inn. Learn lost skills like quilting, pottery and more, and experience Community Theater. Discover History and the Arts in Pickens County.
Kirby-Quinton Cabin
Notes
The Kirby-Quinton cabin gives a glimpse of a Pioneer-like life in Pickens. We believe it was originally owned by a Cherokee who was “relocated” to Oklahoma in 1838.
Credit for preserving the Quinton cabin belongs to Ed Jenkins, former 9th District Congressman. When the log structure was discovered among the ruin s of a burned home on Dunbean Hill, Jenkins gave the remains to the late Tom Quinton, teacher at Jasper Elementary School. After Tom’s death, the School System transferred the cabin to Marble Valley Historical Society. The Kirby Quinton Cabin has been used to teach students about their mountain heritage and life on the north Georgia frontier and is open for tours.