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Bank of State of Georgia

Site of The bank of State of Georgia, Washington branch Last cabinet meeting Confederate states of America May 4, 1865 In a final act, President Jefferson Davis dissolved the C.S.A. Government....

Site of The bank of State of Georgia, Washington branch Last cabinet meeting Confederate states of America May 4, 1865 In a final act, President Jefferson Davis dissolved the C.S.A....

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1911 Wilkes County Jail

On December 5, 1911, the first person was hanged on the third floor gallows. The hanging occured before the jail was dedicated in January 1912. Wilkes County. Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

On December 5, 1911, the first person was hanged on the third floor gallows. The hanging occured before the jail was dedicated in January 1912. Wilkes County. Plaque courtesy...

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Bolton Factory

Bolton Factory on Upton’s Creek Eight miles east from Washington, GA. First cotton mill in the South Placed 1923 by Boyd Ficklen 1923 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional...

Bolton Factory on Upton’s Creek Eight miles east from Washington, GA. First cotton mill in the South Placed 1923 by Boyd Ficklen 1923 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional...

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Kettle Creek Battlefield

(Marker Front) The Patriots whose names appear on this marker are those who have been proved to have participated in the Battle of Kettle Creek on February 14, 1779. Many brave men fought on this...

(Marker Front) The Patriots whose names appear on this marker are those who have been proved to have participated in the Battle of Kettle Creek on February 14, 1779. Many brave men fought on...

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Bishop James Osgood Andrew

James Osgood Andrew was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, on May 5, 1794, about 400 years N.E. of this marker, the son of Rev. John Andrew and Mary Cosby Andrew. He was licensed to preach in the...

James Osgood Andrew was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, on May 5, 1794, about 400 years N.E. of this marker, the son of Rev. John Andrew and Mary Cosby Andrew. He was licensed to preach in...

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Site of Presbyterian Poplar

Site of Presbyterian Poplar Two hundred feet east here was held the first ordination of a Presbyterian minister in Georgia, July 22, 1790, when John Springer was ordained and installed pastor of...

Site of Presbyterian Poplar Two hundred feet east here was held the first ordination of a Presbyterian minister in Georgia, July 22, 1790, when John Springer was ordained and installed pastor of...

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The Battle of Kettle Creek

[ Side 1] On this hill the Fourteenth Day of February 1779 the Battle of Kettle Creek was fought [ Side 2] This battle of the American Revolution in which the British were severely defeated...

[ Side 1] On this hill the Fourteenth Day of February 1779 the Battle of Kettle Creek was fought [ Side 2] This battle of the American Revolution in which the British were severely defeated...

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Fort Washington Park

Fort Washington Park is the site of a stockade built by the family of Stephen Heard, governor of Georgia - 1781. Cherokee and Creek Indians had ceded their land on June 1, 1773, and the settles...

Fort Washington Park is the site of a stockade built by the family of Stephen Heard, governor of Georgia - 1781. Cherokee and Creek Indians had ceded their land on June 1, 1773, and the...

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Mary Willis Library

This library was Georgia`s first free (without a subscription fee) public library. Founded in 1888 by Dr. Francis T. Willis in memory of his daughter, it opened in 1889. Willis also created an...

This library was Georgia`s first free (without a subscription fee) public library. Founded in 1888 by Dr. Francis T. Willis in memory of his daughter, it opened in 1889. Willis also created an...

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He Wouldn't Run

J. Rufus Kelly, 18, was a member of Co. B. 14th Ga. Infantry, Confederate Army. At Jericho ford, when the 14th had orders to fall back, young Kelly kept advancing, waving his hat and rifle and...

J. Rufus Kelly, 18, was a member of Co. B. 14th Ga. Infantry, Confederate Army. At Jericho ford, when the 14th had orders to fall back, young Kelly kept advancing, waving his hat and rifle...

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Ball's Ferry

On Nov. 24, 1864, the 1st Alabama Cavalry [Federal] reached Ball´s Ferry (1/4 mile N) to secure it for the passage of the Left Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman´s army [Federal], which...

On Nov. 24, 1864, the 1st Alabama Cavalry [Federal] reached Ball´s Ferry (1/4 mile N) to secure it for the passage of the Left Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman´s army [Federal], which...

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Ball's Ferry

On Nov. 23, 1864, Maj. Gen. C. Wayne, Adj. Gen. of Georgia, was in Oconee (No. 14, CRR), 10 miles N. with a mixed force [Confederate] of 1200 men and 6 guns (including the Corps of Cadets, Georgia...

On Nov. 23, 1864, Maj. Gen. C. Wayne, Adj. Gen. of Georgia, was in Oconee (No. 14, CRR), 10 miles N. with a mixed force [Confederate] of 1200 men and 6 guns (including the Corps of Cadets,...

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Ramah Church

Ramah Primitive Baptist Church on South Fork of Commissioner´s Creek was constituted June 10, 1809 by the Brethren Gaylord and McGinty with ten members. Educational, social, and cultural affairs...

Ramah Primitive Baptist Church on South Fork of Commissioner´s Creek was constituted June 10, 1809 by the Brethren Gaylord and McGinty with ten members. Educational, social, and cultural...

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The Stoneman Raid

In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman´s Army [USA] closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications "too strong to assault and too extensive to invest." He sought to force its fall by sending...

In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman´s Army [USA] closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications "too strong to assault and too extensive to invest." He sought to force its fall by sending...

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McIntyre

On the night of Nov. 23, 1864, Hq. 17th Corps [USA] , Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair, USA, was established at McIntyre (old Station No. 16, CRR), 2 miles NE, after moving forward from Gordon (old No. 17)...

On the night of Nov. 23, 1864, Hq. 17th Corps [USA] , Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair, USA, was established at McIntyre (old Station No. 16, CRR), 2 miles NE, after moving forward from Gordon (old No. 17)...

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The March to the Sea

On Nov. 15th, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, MAj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his March to the Sea. His army [USA] moved in two wings. The left wing...

On Nov. 15th, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, MAj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his March to the Sea. His army [USA] moved in two wings. The left wing...

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Wilkinson County

This County was created by Acts of the Legislature May 11, 1803 and Dec. 7, 1805. It is named for James Wilkinson, Revolutionary General, and formed from part of the lands acquired from the Creeks...

This County was created by Acts of the Legislature May 11, 1803 and Dec. 7, 1805. It is named for James Wilkinson, Revolutionary General, and formed from part of the lands acquired from the Creeks...

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The March to the Sea

On Nov. 21, 1864, with the arrival of Smith´s Division, 17th corps, preceded by the 1st Alabama Cavalry [USA] which met with only sporadic resistance, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of...

On Nov. 21, 1864, with the arrival of Smith´s Division, 17th corps, preceded by the 1st Alabama Cavalry [USA] which met with only sporadic resistance, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of...

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The Evacuation of Gordon

On Nov. 20, 1864, Maj. Gen. H. C. Wayne, Adjutant General of Georgia, found that telegraphic communications with Macon had been cut by the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman´s Army [USA], which had left...

On Nov. 20, 1864, Maj. Gen. H. C. Wayne, Adjutant General of Georgia, found that telegraphic communications with Macon had been cut by the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman´s Army [USA], which had left...

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Toombsboro

On Nov. 22, 1864, the Left Wing (15th and 17th Corps. Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, USA) of General Sherman´s army [Federal], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea,...

On Nov. 22, 1864, the Left Wing (15th and 17th Corps. Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, USA) of General Sherman´s army [Federal], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the...

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