11Alive: To Indigenous people, Georgia’s Arabia Mountain is ‘considered very sacred’

“Archaeologists say it has taken nearly 400 million years for Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area to form. The sprawling natural space is where people take in gorgeous sights and unknowingly walk on sacred land.

“It lies just east of Atlanta along Interstate 20 in DeKalb County, known as a scenic place to hike. The mountain has a storied history where Indigenous people first set roots in the South.”

So begins Gabriella Nunez’s piece for 11Alive about Arabia Mountain’s significance to native peoples. Click here to learn more!