Buffington, Georgia

Buffington is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States.

[1] It began as the location of Fort Buffington, one of the Cherokee Removal Forts used to contain the Cherokee before the beginning of the Trail of Tears in 1838.

[2] After this time, Fort Buffington was either dismantled or fell into ruin, and only a state historical marker along State Route 20 stands to identify its former site.

Today, Buffington is transforming from a rural to suburban community.

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