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Tate is an unincorporated town
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
 in Pickens County
Pickens County, Georgia

Pickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . The 2000 Census showed a population of 22,983. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 30,488 ....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, United States
United States

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. Originally called Marble Works post office
Post office

A post office is a facility authorized by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies....
 by the United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service

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, then Harnageville after Ambrose Harnage, it was the first county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 for Cherokee County
Cherokee County, Georgia

Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 141,903. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 204,363 ....
, which was at that time a large territory for the Cherokee
Cherokee

The Cherokee are a Native Americans in the United States people orginally from the Southeastern United States . They are linguistically connected to speakers of the Iroquoian language....
 people. There was almost no government at the time, though in 1832 it held the first election
Election

An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern Representative democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional government and local government....
 for the county, and court
Court

A court is a body, often a government institution, with the authority to adjudication legal disputes and dispense private law, criminal justice, or administrative law justice in accordance with rules of law....
 was held at the Harnage house. It was renamed after Colonel
Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
 Sam Tate in 1880.

Tate includes the main quarries of the Georgia Marble Company, a new division of the second largest stone company in North America, Polycor.






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Tate is an unincorporated town
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
 in Pickens County
Pickens County, Georgia

Pickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . The 2000 Census showed a population of 22,983. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 30,488 ....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Originally called Marble Works post office
Post office

A post office is a facility authorized by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies....
 by the United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service

The United States Postal Service is an Independent agencies of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States....
, then Harnageville after Ambrose Harnage, it was the first county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 for Cherokee County
Cherokee County, Georgia

Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 141,903. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 204,363 ....
, which was at that time a large territory for the Cherokee
Cherokee

The Cherokee are a Native Americans in the United States people orginally from the Southeastern United States . They are linguistically connected to speakers of the Iroquoian language....
 people. There was almost no government at the time, though in 1832 it held the first election
Election

An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern Representative democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional government and local government....
 for the county, and court
Court

A court is a body, often a government institution, with the authority to adjudication legal disputes and dispense private law, criminal justice, or administrative law justice in accordance with rules of law....
 was held at the Harnage house. It was renamed after Colonel
Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
 Sam Tate in 1880.

Tate includes the main quarries of the Georgia Marble Company, a new division of the second largest stone company in North America, Polycor. The quarries are internationally known for their marble
Marble

Marble is a nonfoliated metamorphic rock resulting from the metamorphism of limestone, composed mostly of calcite . It is extensively used for Marble sculpture, as a architecture material, and in many other applications....
 quality, and are served by the Georgia Northeastern Railroad
Georgia Northeastern Railroad

The Georgia Northeastern Railroad is a short line freight railroad which runs from the town of Elizabeth, Georgia to the city of Blue Ridge, Georgia....
. It is also served by nearby Interstate 575
Interstate 575

Interstate 575 is an Interstate Highway spur route in the United States, which branches off Interstate 75 in Kennesaw and connects the metro Atlanta area with the north Georgia mountains....
 from metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

Metro Atlanta, Georgia is the United States metropolitan area metropolitan area in the United States and consists of 28 counties in Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia is the Capital and the largest city in the state of Georgia with a population of 519,145....
, which ends into State Route 515 just to the south in Nelson
Nelson, Georgia

Nelson is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia and Pickens County, Georgia Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the United States Census, 2000, the city had a total population of 626....
. Former State Route 5 is the main street
Main Street

Main Street is the metonym for a generic street name of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world....
 through town, though the GDOT has moved that number onto 575 and 515 now.

The Tate House
Tate House (Georgia)

The Tate House is an historic property east of Tate, Georgia on Georgia State Route 53, built for Samuel Tate in 1923. Designed by Walker and Weeks, architects in the neoclassical architecture, the home is made of pink and white marble supplied by Tate's Georgia Marble Company, and sometimes called the "Pink Palace"....
 is a historic home
Home

A home is a place of residence or refuge. It is usually a place in which an individual or a family can rest and be able to store personal property....
 and now a restaurant
Restaurant

A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....
 and bed & breakfast in Tate.

Other variant names for this place include Harnages, Harnage, and Tateville.

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