Chief White Path’s Cabin

CHIEF WHITE PATH’S CABIN FIASCO!
The was to be the icing on the cake, the site that I was most interested to see while in Gainsville, but thanks to Brenau University, my experience was ruined.
First let me give you a bit of history regarding this cabin: This cabin (built in 1780 near Ellijay), belonged to Cherokee Indian Chief White Path. He fought, (unsuccessfully) to prevent the takeover of land from the Cherokee and was a leader on the «Trail of Tears». In the land lottery of 1832 the cabin and the land it was on was awarded to the Pinson family who were white settlers.
In 1995 under the direction of Counte Cooley, a descendent of White Path, the cabin was moved to it’s current location, which is on the edge of a parking lot and flanked by a brick monstrosity of a museum. What were they thinking??? This is a hot mess and if I used expletives, I would insert one here because it would so reflect how I feel. This historical cabin deserves to be in a natural setting, for goodness sakes! IT’S A CABIN!!!
As it stands, the cabin is attached to the Northeast Georgia History Center which is a part of Brenau University. You can’t access the cabin without going through the history center. When I realized this, I wanted to scream. I should have realized that something was amiss when I noticed the address: 403 Brenau. MMMMHMM!
This cabin in not at all what I expected and since it was hidden behind a fence and trees, I was not confident that it would provide the historical experience I expected. Therefore, my husband and I chose not to take the tour.