History
Dowdell's Knob is a prominent mountain on the Pine Mountain Range in western Georgia, rising 1,395 feet above sea level as the highest point in Harris County and on that part of the range. About 66 miles south of Atlanta and 30 miles north of Columbus, the summit is especially associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who occasionally dined there during visits to nearby Warm Springs. A brick oven and picnic area were built for his use, tying the mountain to an important part of Roosevelt's life. It is also noted as the southernmost mountain in the southeastern United States east of the Mississippi River and preserves the name of early settlers James and Lewis Dowdell.
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