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Turniptown Mountain

Coordinates: 34°42′18″N 84°22′19″W / 34.705°N 84.372°W / 34.705; -84.372
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Turniptown Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] The elevation is 3,619 feet (1,103 m).[1]

Turniptown Mountain took its name from a nearby indigenous settlement where tubers were harvested, an important food source to Native Americans.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turniptown
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 234. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°42′18″N 84°22′19″W / 34.705°N 84.372°W / 34.705; -84.372