Taylorsville, Georgia, located in Bartow and Polk counties of North Georgia, is situated in an area ripe with Native American artifacts like arrowheads. The Creek and Cherokee tribes lived in this area of North Georgia and made their homes close to water sources like river beds so that they would have plenty of water to use for cooking, drinking, and washing. These tribes made arrowheads to use for hunting and fishing.
Collectors of arrowheads will find Lake Allatoona near Taylorsville, Georgia, a good place for a search. Lake Allatoona is situated on the Etowah River, a tributary of the Coosa River. The 12,000-acre lake grants visitors 1,562 acres of shore to scavenger for arrowheads. A good time to look is during periods of drought. Another time when arrowheads may be visible is right after a good, soaking rain, which can erode the earth leaving buried arrowheads visible. Rain water can also make the earth soft and allow a partially covered arrowhead to be spotted by treasure hunters.
Lake Allatoona is located in a part of the country that experiences all four seasons. Autumn grants arrowhead hunters a spectacular leaf color show for the search. The park offers 12 acres of hiking trails: White Tail Trail, Homestead Trail, Visitor Center Loop Trail, Lakeside Trail and Sweetgum Lodge Loop Trail. The Homestead Trail and the Lakeside Trail take hikers close to the lake shore. The White Tail Trail takes hikers to an area near the lake and the Visitor Center Loop Trail crosses a small spring-fed stream that can offer opportunities for arrowhead hunters.
While hiking the trail notice areas that show signs of dirt washed away, rocky areas, and hidden places that are close to the lake for the following reasons: dirt that is washed away will show arrowheads, rocks were fashioned into arrowheads so rocky areas may have attracted the Creek or Cherokee, and secluded areas may indicate places where tribe members established a settlement.
Only "active duty, retired, reserve component and National Guard military and veterans with 100% service-connected disability, Medal of Honor recipients and Department of Defense civilians employed at or retired from the Department of the Army in the metro Atlanta area" are invited to enjoy this 85-acre park on Lake Allatoona. There are hiking and nature trails for the visitors to explore and look for arrowheads. The park grants access to the shoreline and many areas for play that may also be good sites to search for the elusive artifact.
