Toccoa, GA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
271.1 mi
Albany, GA
Quickest Drive
5h 7m
Albany, GA
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Toccoa, GA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
9,173
Median Income
$48,706
Median Home Value
$155,200
Median Age
41.6
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Toccoa, GA
A sampling of people born in Toccoa, GA.
Dale Davis
1969
American basketball player
Paul Anderson
1932–1994
American weightlifter (1932–1994)
Ida Cox
1896–1967
African American singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1967)
Bobby Byrd
1934–2007
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician (1934–2007)
Julius Keye
1946–1984
American basketball player (1946-1984)
Robert Eads
1945–1999
American female to male transgender activist (1945-1999)
Pat Swilling
1964
American gridiron football player (born 1964)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Toccoa, GA.
Stephens County Courthouse
courthouse in Georgia, United States
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Traveler Guide to Toccoa, GA
Toccoa is in the Northeast High Country of Georgia.
Toccoa means beautiful in the Cherokee language, although the town is a bit provincial. In 1938 during Great Depression times, Franklin Delano Roosevelt made a speech here from the back of his presidential train car, and Oral Roberts did his Pentecostal preaching here too. One dark moment for Toccoa occurred in 1977 when a flood broke the upstream Kelly Barnes Dam and killed 39 people. But one of the highlights to visiting Toccoa, aside from the surrounding natural scenery, is the Currahee Military Museum which commemorates Camp Toccoa and the WWII paratrooper training that went on here for the Army's 101st Airborne Division, the unit depicted in the TV series Band of Brothers.
1 Currahee Military Museum, 160 N Alexander St (part of Amtrak station), ☏ +1 706 282-5055. M-Sa 10AM-4PM. Presents the history of Camp Toccoa and the paratrooper training that the Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (of the Army's 101st Airborne Division) underwent in preparation for World War II. This was the military force depicted in the show Band of Brothers. Also here is the town's visitor center. (updated Nov 2021) 2 Toccoa Falls, 107 Kincaid Dr (on Toccoa College campus), ☏ +1 706 886-6831. Picturesque waterfall on Toccoa Creek and plaque regarding the Kelly Dam failure disaster. (updated Nov 2021) 3 Ritz Theater, 139 Doyle St. Art deco theater from 1939. (updated Nov 2021) 4 Traveler's Rest State Historic Site, 4339 Riverdale Rd, ☏ +1 706 886-2256. Sa-Su 9AM-5PM. A site commemorating the 19th century tavern run by Devereaux Jarrett that served as a popular rest stop for immigrants and travelers along the Unicol Turnpike. (updated Nov 2021)
1 Henderson Falls Park, Henderson Falls Rd, ☏ +1 706 886-1334. Daily 8AM-9PM. More natural scenery and a waterfall. (updated Nov 2021)
1 Country Hearth Inn & Suites Toccoa, 273 Broad St, ☏ +1 706 297-7799. Free breakfast. (updated Nov 2021)
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