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Davenport Mountain

Davenport Mountain in view to the east was named for John Davenport who came to this section in 1838. He built his 40 foot long log house 1/2 mi. to the east over the peak of the mountain. It...

Davenport Mountain in view to the east was named for John Davenport who came to this section in 1838. He built his 40 foot long log house 1/2 mi. to the east over the peak of the mountain....

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Track Rock Gap

One of the best-known of the petroglyph, or marked stone, sites in Georgia. The six table-sized soapstone boulders contain hundreds of symbols carved or pecked into their surface. Archaeologists...

One of the best-known of the petroglyph, or marked stone, sites in Georgia. The six table-sized soapstone boulders contain hundreds of symbols carved or pecked into their surface. Archaeologists...

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Arthur Fort, 1750-1833

Arthur Fort, Sr., a representative of Wilkinson County, introduced the Bill in the Georgia Legislature to carve a new county out of Wilkinson County territory which became an Act on December 14,...

Arthur Fort, Sr., a representative of Wilkinson County, introduced the Bill in the Georgia Legislature to carve a new county out of Wilkinson County territory which became an Act on December 14,...

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Battle of Griswoldville

Colonel Charles Colcock Jones, General Hardee's Chief of Artillery. summarized the Battle of Griswoldville: "This engagement, while it reflects great credit upon the gallantry of the Confederate...

Colonel Charles Colcock Jones, General Hardee's Chief of Artillery. summarized the Battle of Griswoldville: "This engagement, while it reflects great credit upon the gallantry of the...

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Rev. Vincent A. Tharp Home (1809)

This historic house, built for Rev. V. A. Tharp by his sons, John and Charnick, with slave labor in 1809, is the oldest known house in Twiggs County, then Wilkinson. The Tharp family, who occupied...

This historic house, built for Rev. V. A. Tharp by his sons, John and Charnick, with slave labor in 1809, is the oldest known house in Twiggs County, then Wilkinson. The Tharp family, who...

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Twiggs County

Twiggs County was created by Act of Dec. 14, 1809 from Wilkinson County. It was named for Gen. John Twiggs (1750-1816), born in Maryland, resident of Burke County, a leader in the Revolution and...

Twiggs County was created by Act of Dec. 14, 1809 from Wilkinson County. It was named for Gen. John Twiggs (1750-1816), born in Maryland, resident of Burke County, a leader in the Revolution...

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Ezekiel Wimberley

Major General Ezekiel Wimberly commanding the Twiggs Militia erected and garrisoned three forts along the Ocmulgee River for frontier protection. Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, September...

Major General Ezekiel Wimberly commanding the Twiggs Militia erected and garrisoned three forts along the Ocmulgee River for frontier protection. Born in Bertie County, North Carolina,...

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Stone Creek Baptist Church-1808

Constituted September 3, 1808, this Church was first located two miles from here on a rocky hill overlooking Stone Creek, a tributary of the Ocmulgee. In 1842 the meetings were moved to an Academy...

Constituted September 3, 1808, this Church was first located two miles from here on a rocky hill overlooking Stone Creek, a tributary of the Ocmulgee. In 1842 the meetings were moved to an Academy...

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Dudley M. Hughes

"Magnolia Plantation" was the home of Dudley Mays Hughes, four times a member of Congress from 1909 to 1917. He was the co-author of the Smith ~ Hughes Vocational Education Bill which was passed...

"Magnolia Plantation" was the home of Dudley Mays Hughes, four times a member of Congress from 1909 to 1917. He was the co-author of the Smith ~ Hughes Vocational Education Bill which was...

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Richland Baptist Church

Richland Baptist Church was constituted Oct 5, 1811 with 4 male and 8 female members. The first pastor was Rev. Micajah Fulghum. In June 1861 the ladies of this church made and presented a...

Richland Baptist Church was constituted Oct 5, 1811 with 4 male and 8 female members. The first pastor was Rev. Micajah Fulghum. In June 1861 the ladies of this church made and presented...

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Battle of Griswoldville: The Big Picture

On Nov. 15, 1864, [Union] Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman left Atlanta on his devastating `march to the Sea.` His force divided into two wings and feinted toward Macon and Augusta while on their way to the...

On Nov. 15, 1864, [Union] Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman left Atlanta on his devastating `march to the Sea.` His force divided into two wings and feinted toward Macon and Augusta while on their way to...

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Geographic Center of Georgia

One and one tenth mile south ~ southeast from this marker is the geographic center of the state. The center is defined as the balance point of a plane or thin sheet of a uniform thickness in the...

One and one tenth mile south ~ southeast from this marker is the geographic center of the state. The center is defined as the balance point of a plane or thin sheet of a uniform thickness in the...

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Tarversville

This settlement was named for the Tarver family who settled here more than a century ago. In 1826 a post office was opened as Tarver´s Store and in 1831 the name was changed to Tarversville....

This settlement was named for the Tarver family who settled here more than a century ago. In 1826 a post office was opened as Tarver´s Store and in 1831 the name was changed to...

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Marion

Marion, incorporated in 1816, was the first county seat of Twiggs County. Named for General Francis Marion, the Revolutionary `Swamp Fox`, it was a trading center and metropolis in ante bellum...

Marion, incorporated in 1816, was the first county seat of Twiggs County. Named for General Francis Marion, the Revolutionary `Swamp Fox`, it was a trading center and metropolis in ante bellum...

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Turner County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 18, 1905, is named for Capt. Henry Gray Turner who was captured by Union troops at Gettysburg. A resident of Nashville and later of Quitman,...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 18, 1905, is named for Capt. Henry Gray Turner who was captured by Union troops at Gettysburg. A resident of Nashville and later of Quitman,...

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Tenth Street School

Constructed in 1931, Tenth Street School provided an education for African-Americans in all grades. Over the years, graduates distinguished themselves in education, law, medicine, religion,...

Constructed in 1931, Tenth Street School provided an education for African-Americans in all grades. Over the years, graduates distinguished themselves in education, law, medicine, religion,...

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William Hogan Plantation

William Hogan, born January 20, 1804, established a plantation in the 1830´s encompassing much of the present town of Hogansville. When he gave the right-of-way to the railroad in 1849, he...

William Hogan, born January 20, 1804, established a plantation in the 1830´s encompassing much of the present town of Hogansville. When he gave the right-of-way to the railroad in 1849,...

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Troup Factory

Troup Factory, first cotton mill in Troup County, Georiga, was established in 1846 on Flat Shoals Creek by Robertson, Leslie & Co., of Meriwether County. Water powered carding, spinning and...

Troup Factory, first cotton mill in Troup County, Georiga, was established in 1846 on Flat Shoals Creek by Robertson, Leslie & Co., of Meriwether County. Water powered carding, spinning...

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Troup County Academy

The first school in Troup County opened in LaGrange in 1828, just months after the county´s organization. Located just east of this spot, Troup Academy shared the lot with Hill View Cemetery. The...

The first school in Troup County opened in LaGrange in 1828, just months after the county´s organization. Located just east of this spot, Troup Academy shared the lot with Hill View Cemetery. The...

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Jones Crossroads

Troup and Harris County residents first settled at the crossroads of the LaGrange-Whitesville-Columbus Stagecoach route and the West Point to King´s Gap Road in the late 1820´s. Named for local...

Troup and Harris County residents first settled at the crossroads of the LaGrange-Whitesville- Columbus Stagecoach route and the West Point to King´s Gap Road in the late 1820´s. Named for local...

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