\u201cToccoa\u201d is derived from the Cherokee word \u201cTagwa\u2019hi,\u201d meaning \u201cbeautiful place,\u201d likely in reference to the beauty of Toccoa Falls and Currahee Mountain. The City of Toccoa, incorporated in 1874, is the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, which was created in 1905 from a portion of Habersham County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Toccoa Chapter was organized on October 31, 1923, with 20 charter members. Mrs. Mary Jarrett White served as the Organizing Regent. Mrs. White holds the distinction of being the first woman to vote in the State of Georgia because she had the foresight to register before the suffrage legislation passed. Her family was among the first to settle in the area, and her home\u2014Travelers Rest, on Riverdale Road in Toccoa\u2014is now a state historic site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Camp Toccoa at Currahee Mountain was the original training site for the first paratroopers in World War II, later made famous by the miniseries \u201cBand of Brothers.\u201d The mountain training site is being recreated with some of the original barracks and equipment. The Stephens County Historical Society Museum and the Currahee Military Museum are located at the Toccoa Train Depot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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