Fort Newnan was built in March of 1838 in Gilmer County (Present-day Pickens) It was named after Major General Daniel Newnan, Georgia Secretary of State of the 1820s.
The Fort was led by Captain Reverend John Dorsey. He led a mounted regiment. On May 26, 1938, After the Indian removal was completed, Captain Dorsey refused to give up the post. A detachment was sent to arrest him, but by their arrival, he had gone home and half of his men had left. The remainder of his troops were labeled as a complete mob. Dorsey's unit was mustered out by June of 1838.
The fort was built in Land Lot 61, District 12, of Cherokee County. The fort was located off the Federal Road near John Sanders's home in Sanderstown, and not far from Taloney Mission.
Today, the location of Fort Newnan is located just east of the Masonic Lodge in Blaine, Pickens County, Georgia. It is located near the corner of Antioch Church Road and Highway 136. The graves of the Cherokee are located behind a fenced area on privately owned land.
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