Blue Ridge, incorporated on October 24, 1887, is the county seat of Fannin County. The
city is named for the southern reach of the Appalachian Mountain Range that stretches
into Fannin County. A number of events are held in Blue Ridge, including the Arts in
the Park Festival, a Labor Day Barbecue and a Mountain Harvest Sale at the
Blue Ridge
State Farmer's Market.
Blue Ridge is the starting point of the excursion train, Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, at
the Historic Train Depot and Red Caboose Visitors Center. More than 17,000 people visit
Blue Ridge to ride the train and shop in all the antique and specialty stores.
Fannin County was created in 1854 from parts of Gilmer and Union counties. Georgia's
106th county was named for Colonel James W. Fannin of Georgia, who, with approximately
350 volunteers, fought in Texas' War of Independence from Mexico. Fannin and his
regiment were captured and massacred in 1836.
The last remnants of the Cherokee Nation found shelter in the mountains of Fannin County
before their removal west along the "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma in 1838.

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