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Melvinia Shields

"MELVINIA SHIELDS 1844 -- 1938 THIS MEMORIAL MARKS THE GRAVE OF MELVINIA 'MATTIE' SHIELDS McGRUDER SHE WAS BORN A SLAVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1844. AT AGE 8 SHE WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHIELDS FARM NEAR...

"MELVINIA SHIELDS 1844 -- 1938 THIS MEMORIAL MARKS THE GRAVE OF MELVINIA 'MATTIE' SHIELDS McGRUDER SHE WAS BORN A SLAVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1844. AT AGE 8 SHE WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHIELDS FARM...

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Unknown Confederate Dead

Here sleep, known but to God, 250 Confederate and two Federal soldiers, most of whom died of wounds, disease and sickness in the Confederate hospitals located here -- 1862-1864. These men were...

Here sleep, known but to God, 250 Confederate and two Federal soldiers, most of whom died of wounds, disease and sickness in the Confederate hospitals located here -- 1862-1864. These men were...

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House-Site Thomas V. B. Hargis

Major Gen. W.T. Sherman´s Headquarters May 19-23, 1864 Sherman occupied the Hargis house for three days of reorganization of forces in the campaign that ended at Atlanta. Assuming the Johnston´s...

Major Gen. W.T. Sherman´s Headquarters May 19-23, 1864 Sherman occupied the Hargis house for three days of reorganization of forces in the campaign that ended at Atlanta. Assuming the...

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House-Site Thomas V. B. Hargis

Major Gen. W.T. Sherman´s Headquarters May 19-23, 1864 Sherman occupied the Hargis house for three days of reorganization of forces in the campaign that ended at Atlanta. Assuming the Johnston´s...

Major Gen. W.T. Sherman´s Headquarters May 19-23, 1864 Sherman occupied the Hargis house for three days of reorganization of forces in the campaign that ended at Atlanta. Assuming the...

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Kingston Methodist Church

The original church, with another name and at another location, was built in 1845, rebuilt in Kingston in 1854, and dedicated by Rev. Lovick Pierce, a leading preacher of the nation and father of...

The original church, with another name and at another location, was built in 1845, rebuilt in Kingston in 1854, and dedicated by Rev. Lovick Pierce, a leading preacher of the nation and father of...

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Sherman's march to the Sea

Near this site on November 7, 1864 General Sherman received orders from President Lincoln and General Grant to proceed with his plan to march his army from Atlanta to the Sea. Thus, the infamous...

Near this site on November 7, 1864 General Sherman received orders from President Lincoln and General Grant to proceed with his plan to march his army from Atlanta to the Sea. Thus, the infamous...

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The Andrews Raiders at Kingston

Apr. 12, 1862. James J. Andrews with 18 Ohio soldiers (Federal)in disguise, and 1 civilian, having seized the locomotive "GENERAL" at Big Shanty (KENNESAW) intending to wreck the State R.R., were...

Apr. 12, 1862. James J. Andrews with 18 Ohio soldiers (Federal)in disguise, and 1 civilian, having seized the locomotive "GENERAL" at Big Shanty (KENNESAW) intending to wreck the State R.R., were...

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The Andrews Raiders at Kingston

Apr. 12, 1862. James J. Andrews with 18 Ohio soldiers (Federal)in disguise, and 1 civilian, having seized the locomotive "GENERAL" at Big Shanty (KENNESAW) intending to wreck the State R.R., were...

Apr. 12, 1862. James J. Andrews with 18 Ohio soldiers (Federal)in disguise, and 1 civilian, having seized the locomotive "GENERAL" at Big Shanty (KENNESAW) intending to wreck the State R.R., were...

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Nellie Margaret Harris Applin

In Memory of Mayor Margo Martin Nellie Margaret Harris Applin side one: Dedicated in 2007, the Kingston Veterans Monument, vision in 1999 by Ms. Nellie Margaret Harris Appling, stands in honor of...

In Memory of Mayor Margo Martin Nellie Margaret Harris Applin side one: Dedicated in 2007, the Kingston Veterans Monument, vision in 1999 by Ms. Nellie Margaret Harris Appling, stands in honor...

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Surrender of Confederate Troops May 12, 1865

Brig. Gen. Wm. T. Wofford [CSA] arranged with Brig. Gen. Henry M. Judah, U.S.A. for the surrender of some 3000 to 4000 Confederate soldiers, mostly Georgians, not paroled in Virginia, N. Carolina,...

Brig. Gen. Wm. T. Wofford [CSA] arranged with Brig. Gen. Henry M. Judah, U.S.A. for the surrender of some 3000 to 4000 Confederate soldiers, mostly Georgians, not paroled in Virginia, N. Carolina,...

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Surrender of Confederate Troops May 12, 1865

Brig. Gen. Wm. T. Wofford [CSA] arranged with Brig. Gen. Henry M. Judah, U.S.A. for the surrender of some 3000 to 4000 Confederate soldiers, mostly Georgians, not paroled in Virginia, N. Carolina,...

Brig. Gen. Wm. T. Wofford [CSA] arranged with Brig. Gen. Henry M. Judah, U.S.A. for the surrender of some 3000 to 4000 Confederate soldiers, mostly Georgians, not paroled in Virginia, N. Carolina,...

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Rome Railroad

Incorporated on Dec. 21, 1839 as the Memphis Branch Railroad and Steamboat Co. of Georgia, this was the first railroad in the South designated to connect steamboat traffic to railroads. In Dec.,...

Incorporated on Dec. 21, 1839 as the Memphis Branch Railroad and Steamboat Co. of Georgia, this was the first railroad in the South designated to connect steamboat traffic to railroads. In...

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Confederate Memorial Day

First Decoration, or Memorial Day, was observed in Kingston in late April of 1865, and has been a continuous observance here since that day, the only such record held by any community in this...

First Decoration, or Memorial Day, was observed in Kingston in late April of 1865, and has been a continuous observance here since that day, the only such record held by any community in...

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Hardee's Corps at Kingston

May 18, 1864. Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee´s A. C. marched from Adairsville on the road parallel to the State R.R. -- turning E. on this rd. to join Polk´s & Hood´s corps [CSA] at Cassville, which had...

May 18, 1864. Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee´s A. C. marched from Adairsville on the road parallel to the State R.R. -- turning E. on this rd. to join Polk´s & Hood´s corps [CSA] at Cassville, which had...

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The Federal Army at Kingston

May 19, 1864. The 4th, followed by the 14th A.C. [USA] reached Kingston, 8 a.m. The 4th turned E. to Cassville; a div. of the 14th sent to Gillem´s bridge, Etowah River, finding no retreating...

May 19, 1864. The 4th, followed by the 14th A.C. [USA] reached Kingston, 8 a.m. The 4th turned E. to Cassville; a div. of the 14th sent to Gillem´s bridge, Etowah River, finding no...

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Spring Bank

Ante-bellum plantation and residence of the Rev. Charles Wallace Howard, where he established a private school. May 18, 1864. Hardee´s A.C. [CSA] moved from Adairsville to Kingston on this road...

Ante-bellum plantation and residence of the Rev. Charles Wallace Howard, where he established a private school. May 18, 1864. Hardee´s A.C. [CSA] moved from Adairsville to Kingston on this...

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Wooley's Bridge

In 1864, this covered structure spanned the Etowah River on the plantation of Andrew F. Woolley, 0.5 mi. S. Next to the river was the Rome - Kingston R.R. discontinued, 1943. May 19, McPherson´s...

In 1864, this covered structure spanned the Etowah River on the plantation of Andrew F. Woolley, 0.5 mi. S. Next to the river was the Rome - Kingston R.R. discontinued, 1943. May 19, McPherson´s...

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4th & 14th A.C. March to Kingston

May 18, 1864. Howard´s 4th Corps leading, & two divs. of Palmer´s 14th [USA], moved from Adairsville on this direct road to Kingston. They were halted just outside of Adairsville to await the...

May 18, 1864. Howard´s 4th Corps leading, & two divs. of Palmer´s 14th [USA], moved from Adairsville on this direct road to Kingston. They were halted just outside of Adairsville to await the...

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Old Macedonia Baptist Church Organized 1847

In 1864, a road southward from Wooley´s Bridge (Etowah River) crossed the road near this point and ran to Van Wert (Rockmart) and Dallas. This was the route of McPherson´s Army of the Tennessee...

In 1864, a road southward from Wooley´s Bridge (Etowah River) crossed the road near this point and ran to Van Wert (Rockmart) and Dallas. This was the route of McPherson´s Army of the...

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