Mount Oglethorpe had been settled by the Cherokees since at least the 1700s.
The Cherokees bent trees to mark their trails and shelters on the mountain.
White settlers began moving into the area after the Georgia Land Lotteries of the early 1800s.

Mount Oglethorpe was originally named Grassy Knob.
In 1930, the mountain was renamed to Mount Oglethorpe in honor of James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Georgia Colony.
That same year, a 38 feet (12 m) tall marble obelisk named the Oglethorpe Monument was erected at the top of the mountain.
Mount Oglethorpe had been settled by the Cherokees since at least the 1700s. The Cherokees bent trees to mark their trails and shelters on the mountain. White settlers began moving into the area after the Georgia Land Lotteries of the early 1800s.
Mount Oglethorpe was originally named Grassy Knob. In 1930, the mountain was renamed to Mount Oglethorpe in honor of James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Georgia Colony. That same year, a 38 feet (12 m) tall marble obelisk named the Oglethorpe Monument was erected at the top of the mountain.
Mount Oglethorpe