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Clayton was known as “Dividings” to the Cherokees because several major trails among Indian settlements diverged here on the ridge above Stekoa Creek. Click thumbnail to enlarge and read more information about each image.
March 1960 snow scene on Main Street
Rabun Theatre on South Main Street. circa 1955
School bus pick-up at Rabun County High School circa 1955
Tallulah Falls Railroad train passing through Clayton, circa 1950s
Bank of Clayton on South Main Street, c. 1915
Courthouse and Jail, c. 1950
The Wall House, North Main Street
The Green House on South Main Street
Cagle's Restaurant, now the Clayton Cafe on North Main Street, 1960
Mountain View Inn on Warwoman Road, c. 1950
Woodland Lodge, also called Laurel Falls
Bynum House, 1938
Hamby Hotel
Famous author Lillian Smith stands in Dover and Green's Drugstore on S. Main St. in Clayton (center of photo).
Dr. Dover making a house call
Raven's Wings - 1940s