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Old Courthouse-1848

This courthouse built in 1848 at a cost of $1,637 replaced one built in 1839 and was burned in 1845. The courthouse now in use was built at Buena Vista, then Pea Ridge, in 1850 when the county...

This courthouse built in 1848 at a cost of $1,637 replaced one built in 1839 and was burned in 1845. The courthouse now in use was built at Buena Vista, then Pea Ridge, in 1850 when the...

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New Courthouse-1850

Built in 1850 of locally made brick, this is one of two courthouses standing in Marion County. The other built in 1848 is at Tazewell. The first courthouse was at Horry. When the county seat was...

Built in 1850 of locally made brick, this is one of two courthouses standing in Marion County. The other built in 1848 is at Tazewell. The first courthouse was at Horry. When the county seat...

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Old Federal Road

The road crossing east and west here is The Old Federal Road Western Georgia´s first vehicular thoroughfare. Beginning at Fort Hawkins (now Macon) it led across the Creek Indian Country to the...

The road crossing east and west here is The Old Federal Road Western Georgia´s first vehicular thoroughfare. Beginning at Fort Hawkins (now Macon) it led across the Creek Indian Country to the...

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Fort Perry-1813

One half mile due east lies the site of Fort Perry, along the Old Federal Road. A stockade fort, defended by block houses, this post was ordered erected by General John Floyd of Camden County, as...

One half mile due east lies the site of Fort Perry, along the Old Federal Road. A stockade fort, defended by block houses, this post was ordered erected by General John Floyd of Camden County, as...

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William Bartram Trail

— Deep South Region — William Bartram Trail Traced 1773 - 1777 Naturalist ~ Artist ~ Historian Described the rare native plant Nestronia umbellate. Explored local area in 1773. Erected by Boys and...

— Deep South Region — William Bartram Trail Traced 1773 - 1777 Naturalist ~ Artist ~ Historian Described the rare native plant Nestronia umbellate. Explored local area in 1773. Erected by Boys and...

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Crawford Long Birthsite

Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anesthetic, in a surgical operation at Jefferson, Georgia, March 30, 1842, was born in a house that stands about 1 block from here. Dr. Long, born...

Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anesthetic, in a surgical operation at Jefferson, Georgia, March 30, 1842, was born in a house that stands about 1 block from here. Dr. Long,...

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Madison County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 5, 1811, is named for James Madison, Virginia Democrat, fourth President of the United States, 1809-17. The site for Danielsville was given...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 5, 1811, is named for James Madison, Virginia Democrat, fourth President of the United States, 1809-17. The site for Danielsville was given...

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Flint River Farms Resettlement Project

The Flint River Farms Resettlement Project was established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Resettlement Administration in 1937. The Project was one of many similar community resettlement...

The Flint River Farms Resettlement Project was established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Resettlement Administration in 1937. The Project was one of many similar community...

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Clara Barton

In Commemoration of the Untiring Devotion of Clara Barton ———— She organized and administered efficient measures for the relief of our soldiers in the field, and aided in the great work of...

In Commemoration of the Untiring Devotion of Clara Barton ———— She organized and administered efficient measures for the relief of our soldiers in the field, and aided in the great work...

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Mt. Zion Lutheran Church

Organized as a Lutheran society by Pastor John D. Scheck in 1836, the church which came to be located here received its first pastor with the arrival of Father Jacob Kleckley in 1838. The initial...

Organized as a Lutheran society by Pastor John D. Scheck in 1836, the church which came to be located here received its first pastor with the arrival of Father Jacob Kleckley in 1838. The initial...

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Lanier/Miona Springs

Upon the chartering of Macon County, by an Act approved December 29, 1837, the town of Lanier was made the first county seat. Until 1854 it was a bustling center for many of the earliest settlers...

Upon the chartering of Macon County, by an Act approved December 29, 1837, the town of Lanier was made the first county seat. Until 1854 it was a bustling center for many of the earliest...

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View From A Pigeon- Roost

This photograph was taken in August 1861 from a sentry box just down slope from here. The photographer was A.J. Riddle, who was preparing a report for the Confederate government. Riddle's seven...

This photograph was taken in August 1861 from a sentry box just down slope from here. The photographer was A.J. Riddle, who was preparing a report for the Confederate government. Riddle's seven...

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The Prison Hospital Third Hospital

This empty field was the site of Andersonville's third and last hospital. There were two previous hospitals within nine months. It did not take prisoners long to realize that few patients...

This empty field was the site of Andersonville's third and last hospital. There were two previous hospitals within nine months. It did not take prisoners long to realize that few...

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Star Fort

Within this stronghold stood the offices of the post commander and the prison commandant. Fort and headquarters were symbols of power, but the fully enclosed earthworks also reflect the...

Within this stronghold stood the offices of the post commander and the prison commandant. Fort and headquarters were symbols of power, but the fully enclosed earthworks also reflect the...

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The Commandant's Perspective

From these heights near headquarters, Capt. Henry A. Wirz could observe everything within the prison walls. Envision the white post perimeter as the stockade; 30,000 human beings within that area;...

From these heights near headquarters, Capt. Henry A. Wirz could observe everything within the prison walls. Envision the white post perimeter as the stockade; 30,000 human beings within that...

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Father Peter Whelan

Father Peter Whelan , an Irish-born Catholic Priest from Savannah, arrived at Andersonville on June 16, 1864, to minister to the sick and dying. While other priests visited for brief periods,...

Father Peter Whelan , an Irish-born Catholic Priest from Savannah, arrived at Andersonville on June 16, 1864, to minister to the sick and dying. While other priests visited for brief...

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The North Gate

The trail follows in the footsteps of newly arriving prisoners. Captured Union soldiers marched from the village railroad station, past this spot, and uphill to the North Gate, the main prison...

The trail follows in the footsteps of newly arriving prisoners. Captured Union soldiers marched from the village railroad station, past this spot, and uphill to the North Gate, the main prison...

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This Was Andersonville

You are about to enter Andersonville, one of the largest Confederate prisoner-of-war camps. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here, nearly 13,000 died. Erected by National Park Service. Beyond...

You are about to enter Andersonville, one of the largest Confederate prisoner-of-war camps. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here, nearly 13,000 died. Erected by National Park Service. Beyond...

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Providence Spring

During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864, a spring suddenly gushed from this hillside. The prisoners were desperate for fresh water, and over time the event became legendary. Several men...

During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864, a spring suddenly gushed from this hillside. The prisoners were desperate for fresh water, and over time the event became legendary. Several...

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Home of Samuel Henry Rumph

This house was built in 1904 as the residence of Samuel Hnery Rumph (1851- 1922), father of Georgia´s commercial peach industry. A noted horticuluturist, he originated the elberta peach at his...

This house was built in 1904 as the residence of Samuel Hnery Rumph (1851- 1922), father of Georgia´s commercial peach industry. A noted horticuluturist, he originated the elberta peach at his...

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