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Historic Downtown Ellijay 
Settled in the foothills of the Chattahoochee National Forest in the Appalachian Mountain Range of Northwest Georgia, this area is abundant in natural beauty, from forests, rivers, lakes and streams, to apple and peach blossoms, wildflowers and all kinds of wild and domesticated animals.

bullet Incorporated December 20th 1834.
bullet The city covers 2.68 square miles.
bullet Ellijay was once located in an area that was a poorly defined Spanish territory known as Florida.
bullet It probably became English around 1775.
bullet The Cherokee Indians were the first known settlers.
bullet Ellijay retains the name of the original Indian settlement that it was.
bullet Many local rivers and areas retain their Cherokee names.
bullet Ellijay is the county seat of Gilmer County.
bullet Rich mountain has the fourth highest elevation in the state (4081 feet)
bullet Gilmer County was created from part of Cherokee County on December 3, 1832
bullet Ellijay appears in South Carolina records under a slightly different spelling as early as 1755
bullet Apples were added to the economy around 1903 and helped Gilmer County become less dependant on cotton.