Logan Turnpike Photo: Katherine Logan (c) 1993 Courtesy The Logan Letter

In 1997 About North Georgia editors voted Frank Logan as one of The Most Influential People in North Georgia.

Built in 1821, the road was used mostly to transport food to markets south of Testnatee Gap, although it was part of a much longer road that ran from Athens, Tennessee. Although Union Turnpike, as it was known then, was shorter, most travelers took the Federal Highway for reasons of safety and time. The Blue Ridge Mountains slowed the journey, and Cherokee and white relations in the area were strained.

When automobiles became popular the road served them as well, although it was uncommon to see a car with less than 3 men in it, one to drive and two to push through the mud. Cars rarely made it over the top because the hill was so steep that the gravity fed fuel system would not function. To solve this problem, cars would be backed over the hill.

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