Keywords: Ross house.jpg The John Ross House built by John McDonald at the beginning of the 19th Century and later habited by his grandson Principal Chief John Ross of the Cherokee Nation prior to the Trail of Tears Located in Rossville this is among the oldest structures still standing in western Georgia The Great South by Edward King J Wells Champney illustrator Hartford CT American Publishing Co 1875 1875 J Wells Champney PD-Art James Wells Champney Georgia U S state in the 1870s John Ross House |