Our first hike of the New Year...a bit chilly in the am, but warmed up a good bit into the hike. I've never seen the marking at the Ellicott Rock until today. This is where Andrew Ellicott surveyed the GA/NC boundary in 1811. The engraving is N.G. not N.C. as some would say. There are several hikes that will head you to this area, but this hike we started from the Walhalla Fish Hatchery. A more precise marker, now called Commissioner's Rock was inscribed in 1813. It's location is still disputed. The 35th parallel official border is 230 ft downstream. It was a great 9 mile hike following the East Fork and Chattooga River.
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