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Johnny Vardeman: Ridge Road was named for a Cherokee Indian chief
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Many assume Ridge Road was so named because it generally follows a ridge from Old Cornelia Highway to Queen City Parkway in Gainesville. One story goes, though, that its namesake was Major Ridge, a Cherokee Indian chief. Gen. Andrew Jackson is said to have commissioned him at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend during the War of 1812.