This happened on July 9, 1864. At the time, mostly women and children were working at the mill. They were told to pack for a long trip, loaded into wagons and eventually placed in a prison camp at Louisville, Kentucky. Unfortunately, the condition of many of the shrubs close to the path shows evidence of abuse by visitors who pick the flowers in bloom. The beauty of the creek and valley is just as fetching and interesting as the historical features of the trail.
Numbered markers correspond to the interpretive leaflet.
Return to the parking area on the same trail or continue downstream to the Blue-Blazed Trail or continue around the white blazed loop trail. Beautiful sights of the Piedmont Georgia are visible downstream from the factory ruins at the falls. The granite cliffs along the bank and the outcrops the creek cascades over are spectacular. A well designed set of steps and a platform make a grand view of the creek and fall possible. The rock cliffs support many interesting plants like the rockcap fern, liverworts, and mosses.