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Old Tavern Site

On this site, Lot 17, provided for, in 1826, in the Town Plan by Hermon Mercer, who laid out the town of Crawfordville, a tavern, inn or hotel has stood continuously. The original tavern, built by...

On this site, Lot 17, provided for, in 1826, in the Town Plan by Hermon Mercer, who laid out the town of Crawfordville, a tavern, inn or hotel has stood continuously. The original tavern, built...

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First Session Supreme Court of Georgia

At Talbotton on Jan. 26, 1846, the first meeting of the Supreme Court of Georgia was held in the dining hall of the old Clairborne Hotel which stood one block west of this marker. Judge Hiram...

At Talbotton on Jan. 26, 1846, the first meeting of the Supreme Court of Georgia was held in the dining hall of the old Clairborne Hotel which stood one block west of this marker. Judge...

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Zion Episcopal Church Erected 1848

The edifice has been spared modernization and is a perfect replica of a typical English rural parish church of the Tudor-Gothic period. The altar, communion rail, lectern-pulpit, and prayer desk...

The edifice has been spared modernization and is a perfect replica of a typical English rural parish church of the Tudor-Gothic period. The altar, communion rail, lectern-pulpit, and prayer...

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Old Belleview

Ante-bellum settlement on the Old Alabama Rd. between the Chattahoochee at Columbus and the Flint River at the Double Bridges. Columbus was seized by Federal Cav. under Gen. James H. Wilson, April...

Ante-bellum settlement on the Old Alabama Rd. between the Chattahoochee at Columbus and the Flint River at the Double Bridges. Columbus was seized by Federal Cav. under Gen. James H. Wilson, April...

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Confederate Gun Shop

Fifty yards from here, in a brick building, stood the gun shop of Henning Daniel Murden (1815-1903), who, during the War Between the States, made and supplied guns and molds to Confederate troops....

Fifty yards from here, in a brick building, stood the gun shop of Henning Daniel Murden (1815-1903), who, during the War Between the States, made and supplied guns and molds to Confederate...

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Old Federal Road

The Federal Road across the Creek Indian County, western Georgia`s first vehicular way, passed here leading from Fort Hawkins (now Macon) to the Alabama River above Mobile. The trace, which...

The Federal Road across the Creek Indian County, western Georgia`s first vehicular way, passed here leading from Fort Hawkins (now Macon) to the Alabama River above Mobile. The trace,...

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Talbot County

Talbot County was created by Act of Dec. 14, 1827 from Muscogee County. It was named for Matthew Talbot (1767-1827), member of the legislature, member of the Convention that framed the...

Talbot County was created by Act of Dec. 14, 1827 from Muscogee County. It was named for Matthew Talbot (1767-1827), member of the legislature, member of the Convention that framed...

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The Church of the Purification Locust Grove Academy

In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia and erected a log church in 1792. A...

In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia and erected a log church in 1792....

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Straus Home Site

Here stood the small frame house in which Lazarus Straus and his family lived when they came to Talbotton in 1854. Seeking a new home in America after leaving Bavaria, Straus visited Talbotton...

Here stood the small frame house in which Lazarus Straus and his family lived when they came to Talbotton in 1854. Seeking a new home in America after leaving Bavaria, Straus visited...

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Straus Home Site

In 1854, Lazarus Strauss brought his wife. and four children to Talbotton to their first home in America. Here he established a store, the first in a series that led to Macy´s, one of the leading...

In 1854, Lazarus Strauss brought his wife. and four children to Talbotton to their first home in America. Here he established a store, the first in a series that led to Macy´s, one of the...

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Straus Home Site

After leaving Bavaria, Lazarus Straus dispensed him merchandise over several states searching for home for his family. In 1854, he, his wife, and four children settled in a comfortable house one...

After leaving Bavaria, Lazarus Straus dispensed him merchandise over several states searching for home for his family. In 1854, he, his wife, and four children settled in a comfortable house...

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George Washington Towns

George Washington Towns was born in Wilkes County Georgia May 4, 1801, and died in Macon Georgia, July 15, 1854. A lawyer and resident of Talbotton, Georgia, Towns served as state legislator, U.S....

George Washington Towns was born in Wilkes County Georgia May 4, 1801, and died in Macon Georgia, July 15, 1854. A lawyer and resident of Talbotton, Georgia, Towns served as state legislator,...

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Crawfordville Academy Alexander Stephens Institute

Crawfordville Academy Alexander Stephens Institute This school, one of the finest of the early Georgia Academies, was chartered by the Legislature, Dec. 26, 1826. First trustees were Archibald...

Crawfordville Academy Alexander Stephens Institute This school, one of the finest of the early Georgia Academies, was chartered by the Legislature, Dec. 26, 1826. First trustees were Archibald...

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1831 Talbotton United Methodist Church

As Methodism moved across Georgia, in 1830 Jesse Sinclair and Henry W. Hilliard were sent by the South Carolina Methodist Conference to the Flint River Mission of which Talbot Co. was a part. In...

As Methodism moved across Georgia, in 1830 Jesse Sinclair and Henry W. Hilliard were sent by the South Carolina Methodist Conference to the Flint River Mission of which Talbot Co. was a part....

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Birthplace of Alexander Hamilton Stephens

"Little Alec" , Vice-President of the Confederacy was born nearby in a log cabin Feb. 11, 1812, son of Andrew B. & Margaret Grier Stephens, a poor farm family. At his parents death he was educated...

"Little Alec" , Vice-President of the Confederacy was born nearby in a log cabin Feb. 11, 1812, son of Andrew B. & Margaret Grier Stephens, a poor farm family. At his parents death he was...

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William Bartram Trail Traced 1773-1777

On March 21, 1970 H. Grady Bell and friends founded the `Bartram Trail Society` of Georgia at Zion Episcopal Church. Erected by Redbud District of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. in cooperation...

On March 21, 1970 H. Grady Bell and friends founded the `Bartram Trail Society` of Georgia at Zion Episcopal Church. Erected by Redbud District of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. in...

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Taliaferro County

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Sharon~Raytown Garden Club In cooperation with American Legion, Roy Dozier Post 8 The Ogeechee Studio and...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Sharon~Raytown Garden Club In cooperation with American Legion, Roy Dozier Post 8 The Ogeechee Studio and...

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Crawfordville Baptist Church

This, the first Protestant Church in the Taliaferro area and originally called Bethel, was established in 1802 by Rev. Jesse Mercer and Rev. James Matthews on land given by William Janes, one of...

This, the first Protestant Church in the Taliaferro area and originally called Bethel, was established in 1802 by Rev. Jesse Mercer and Rev. James Matthews on land given by William Janes, one of...

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South Liberty Presbyterian Church

In 1820, several members of Liberty Church, Wilkes County, petitioned to form a new church, South Liberty, because of "distance, bad roads, high water in winter". A log church was built in 1828...

In 1820, several members of Liberty Church, Wilkes County, petitioned to form a new church, South Liberty, because of "distance, bad roads, high water in winter". A log church was built in...

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Roselle Mercier Montgomery

The renowned Georgia poetess, Roselle Mercier Montgomery, daughter of Col. William Nathaniel and Emma Smith Mercier, was born on this site in 1874. Educated at Washington Female Seminary and Mary...

The renowned Georgia poetess, Roselle Mercier Montgomery, daughter of Col. William Nathaniel and Emma Smith Mercier, was born on this site in 1874. Educated at Washington Female Seminary and...

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