Pickens County GA

Native American History of Pickens County, Georgia

Leave a Comment / Georgia, Native American / 17 minutes of reading

Last Updated on July 1, 2012 by Dennis Pickens County located in northern Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA.) Its county seat is Jasper. It is named after Colonel Andrew Pickens, who commanded Patriot units in one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War, which was fought in […]

Native American History of Pickens County, Georgia Read More »

Hernando de Soto Expedition to Georgia

Leave a Comment / Georgia, Native American / 2 minutes of reading

Last Updated on March 29, 2013 by Dennis The earliest recorded visit of Europeans to the Georgia and North Carolina Mountains was in 1540.  De Soto’s Conquistadors spent several summer weeks at the capital of Kvse (pronounced Kău-shĕ in Itsate-Creek, but known as Kusa in English.) Kvse means “forested mountains” in Itza Maya. Florida Indians

Hernando de Soto Expedition to Georgia Read More »

Scroll to Top