McCaysville,
chartered in 1904, is located on the Georgia-Tennessee
state line adjacent to Copperhill, Tennessee,
its twin city. You can actually have one foot
in Georgia and one foot in Tennessee when
you cross the Blue Line marking the place
where the states meet. Toccoa Avenue (Georgia)
turns into Ocoee Street (Tennessee) while
the Toccoa River becomes the Ocoee River under
an old iron bridge built in 1911 and still
standing.
Actually, Copperhill was originally called McCays and McCaysville
was Hawkinsville!! H.T. McCay bought a farm on the Copperhill side of the
river and Aaron Matthews bought a farm on the other side. They built
a ferry where
the old river bridge is now.
Discovery of copper occurred in 1843 in an area now known as Ducktown. By
1847, it is recorded that 90 cakes of ore were transported over poor trails
to the railroad at Dalton. In the spring of 1899 the Tennessee Copper Company
began smelting works near McCays and the town grew rapidly. Grading for the
company railroad began and a shaft was sunk for the Burra Burra Mine in Ducktown.
Learn more about the mining history of the Copper Basin at the Burra Burra
Mine historic mine site in Ducktown.
Today, mining has ended and the towns of McCaysville
and Copperhill rely more on tourism. The 1996
Olympic Games increased tourism in the area
when the Ocoee Whitewater Center was built
for the Olympic kayak competition. The Blue
Ridge Scenic Railway has increased tourism
in the area, and today Toccoa-Ocoee Street
is lined with antique and specialty shops,
art galleries and eateries.
*The above information is from the Fannin
County Chamber of Commerce website. Be
sure to visit their site for more detailed
information.
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