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Cherokee County Historical Society

Canton, Georgia








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Cherokee County is steeped in history — from the years when this land was home to the Cherokee Indians through the chronicles of modern-day pioneers.

The Cherokee County Historical Society is dedicated to historic preservation and education.

Kentucky Derby Day at the Rock Barn

Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 3:30 to 7:00 pm
658 Marietta Highway
Canton, GA

Join us at the Rock Barn on Saturday, May 3, 2008 for our biggest fundraiser of the year. We will have mint juleps, horse-racing, and some incredible hats. There will also be a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are $50 and can be ordered here.For more information, please call 770.345.3288.

For more information about this event or other events, please call 770.345.3288



The Cherokee County Historical Society is working on a Canton Cotton Mills Pictorial History Book. The book will be published in November/December 2008. If you would like to preorder the book, please click here.


A page from our history
The Cherokee County Historical Society
Appreciates our Generous Sponsors

Premier Level
Bill & Sylvia Teasley
Cherokee Tribune

President's Circle Level
Marshall & Kathy Day
Around Town
LS Distribution
Leica Geosystems
Pillar of the Society Level
Ballinger & Associates
Bank of Woodstock
Cherokee Bank
Edward Jones
Sylvia Wheeler Roberts
Preservationist Level
Calvin Hill
Ronnie & Hazel Cochran
Goddard Foundation
Hasty Family
Mark & Peggy Moore
Marcia J. Mosher
Buck Jones Nursery
United Community Bank
Roach, Geiger, & Caudill
Friend of the Society Level
ETC
Georgia Mountain Dermatology
Doug & Carla Barnes
Bill & Mary Johnston
Jim Long
Spectrum Group Inc.
Valley Station