(Often called the “Five- Oh- Sink” in honor of their Commander Col. World War II Four Airborne Regiments Trained at Camp Toccoa Between 1942 & 1945 506 PIR – 101st Airborne Division The Museum houses photos, documents and memorabilia of WWII including an actual stable that housed members of the PIR before and after D-Day. In nearby Toccoa the Stephens County Historical Society maintains the Currahee Military Museum at the site of the old train depot where soldiers arrived before they made the five mile hike to Camp Toccoa. Also adjacent to the Chattahoochee National Forest, Camp Toccoa has become a favorite place to camp, hike, horseback ride, sightseeing, and to run footraces following the footsteps of the soldiers run of “3 Miles up, 3 Miles down”. Currahee Mountain is part of the Piedmont province and rises sharply about 800 feet above it’s surroundings and is the highest peak in Stephens County Georgia. In recent years Camp Toccoa has become a destination for historians, tour groups, reunions, and especially veterans returning to visit their “home” during training. Forest Service roads and as a reminder of the quote from training soldiers, “3 Miles up, 3 Miles down”, as they used these roads for their hikes and runs. The roads up Currahee Mountain remain as U.S.
