Amicalola Falls
The Amicalola Falls are a waterfall in Dawson County in the US state of Georgia . The 222 m high falls are the highest waterfalls in Georgia and are considered the highest in the United States east of the Mississippi .
geography
The falls come from Amicalola Mountain , a mountain range of up to 1,020 m in the Blue Ridge Mountains , which extends from Dawsonville in a northeasterly direction to the Nimblewill Gap not far from Springer Mountain . From its southwest side, Little Amicalola Creek plunges in seven steps into a pond that drains into the Etowah River .
history
The falls were called Um Ma Calo La in the Cherokee language, which means "tumbling water". They were first mentioned in 1832 by the surveyor William Williamson . In 1940, the Amicalola Falls State Park surrounding the falls was established.
Web links
- georgiaencyclopedia.org: Amicalola Falls
- Amicalola Falls in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Individual evidence
- ↑ Summitpost.org: Amicalola Mountain. Retrieved August 15, 2011 .
- ^ About North Georgia: Amicalola Falls State Park. Retrieved August 13, 2011 .
Coordinates: 34 ° 33 ′ 50 " N , 84 ° 14 ′ 23" W.