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Pittard Park

The Pittards settled Winterville in 1796. Emily Ciole Harris, daughter of William Rutherford Coile and Laura Pittard Coile, concieved the idea for this park in 1949. Emily and her uncle, Grady C...

The Pittards settled Winterville in 1796. Emily Ciole Harris, daughter of William Rutherford Coile and Laura Pittard Coile, concieved the idea for this park in 1949. Emily and her uncle, Grady...

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Ben W Burton Park

Dedicated in October, 1971, in the term of Mayor Julius F. Bishop. This 32-acre recreation area alongside the Oconee River occupies the site of a dismantled hydroelectric generating station built...

Dedicated in October, 1971, in the term of Mayor Julius F. Bishop. This 32-acre recreation area alongside the Oconee River occupies the site of a dismantled hydroelectric generating station...

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William Bartram Trail

DEEP SOUTH REGION WILLIAM BARTRAM TRAIL TRACED 1773-1777 Eminent artist -- naturalist. Described numerous species of flora including Franklinia. Explored local area in 1773. ERECTED BY The State...

DEEP SOUTH REGION WILLIAM BARTRAM TRAIL TRACED 1773-1777 Eminent artist -- naturalist. Described numerous species of flora including Franklinia. Explored local area in 1773. ERECTED BY The...

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U. S. Navy Supply Corps School

Commissioned on this site 15 January 1954, the U.S. Navy Supply Corps School is the "Home" of the Navy Supply Corps. At this school newly commissioned Navy Supply Corps officers receive basic...

Commissioned on this site 15 January 1954, the U.S. Navy Supply Corps School is the "Home" of the Navy Supply Corps. At this school newly commissioned Navy Supply Corps officers receive basic...

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Olympic Games in Athens

In summer 1996, Athens, Georgia, shone as the largest Olympic venue site outside Atlanta, as the state hosted the Centennial Olympic Games July 19 - August 4. Some 650,000 visitors bought tickets...

In summer 1996, Athens, Georgia, shone as the largest Olympic venue site outside Atlanta, as the state hosted the Centennial Olympic Games July 19 - August 4. Some 650,000 visitors bought...

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1891 First Garden Club,

Founders´ Memorial Garden which commemorates the founders of America´s first Garden Club. The Ladies Garden Club organized in 1891, Athens, Georgia. This garden was developed on university of...

Founders´ Memorial Garden which commemorates the founders of America´s first Garden Club. The Ladies Garden Club organized in 1891, Athens, Georgia. This garden was developed on university of...

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America's First Garden Club

I891 at this site, the Ladies Garden Club was founded by twelve Athens ladies in the home of Mrs. E.K. Lumpkin. Mrs. Lamar Cobb was the first president. Beginning as a small neighborhood group,...

I891 at this site, the Ladies Garden Club was founded by twelve Athens ladies in the home of Mrs. E.K. Lumpkin. Mrs. Lamar Cobb was the first president. Beginning as a small neighborhood group,...

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Lucy Cobb Institute 1858-1931

nieces taught here: Miss Mildred Rutherford, Principal, Mrs. Mary Ann Lipscomb, Mrs. Bessie Rutherford Mell. Closed as a school for girls in 1931, it serves as a dormitory for girls attending the...

nieces taught here: Miss Mildred Rutherford, Principal, Mrs. Mary Ann Lipscomb, Mrs. Bessie Rutherford Mell. Closed as a school for girls in 1931, it serves as a dormitory for girls attending the...

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The Stoneman Raid

Closing in on Atlanta in July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman found it "too strong to assault and too extensive to invest". To force its evacuation, he sent Maj. Gen. Geo. Stoneman´s cavalry to cut...

Closing in on Atlanta in July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman found it "too strong to assault and too extensive to invest". To force its evacuation, he sent Maj. Gen. Geo. Stoneman´s cavalry to...

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The Athens Double- Barrelled Cannon

This cannon, the only known one of its kind, was designed by Mr. John Gilleland, a private in the "Mitchell Thunderbolts," an elite "home guard" unit of business and professional men ineligible...

This cannon, the only known one of its kind, was designed by Mr. John Gilleland, a private in the "Mitchell Thunderbolts," an elite "home guard" unit of business and professional men...

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Clarke County

Clarke County, created by Act of Dec. 5, 1801 from Jackson County, originally containedOconee and part of Madison and Greene Counties. It was named for Gen. Elijah Clarke who came to Wilkes...

Clarke County, created by Act of Dec. 5, 1801 from Jackson County, originally containedOconee and part of Madison and Greene Counties. It was named for Gen. Elijah Clarke who came to Wilkes...

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Cook & Brother Confederate Armory

To this building in 1862 was brought the machinery of the armory established in New Orleans at the outbreak of the War by Ferdinand W.C. and Francis L. Cook, recent English immigrants, the former...

To this building in 1862 was brought the machinery of the armory established in New Orleans at the outbreak of the War by Ferdinand W.C. and Francis L. Cook, recent English immigrants, the former...

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The Red and Black

Student published the first issue of the University of Georgia´s campus newspaper, The Red and Black, on Nov. 24, 1893, from offices in the Academic Building [now the Hunter-Holmes Academic...

Student published the first issue of the University of Georgia´s campus newspaper, The Red and Black, on Nov. 24, 1893, from offices in the Academic Building [now the Hunter-Holmes...

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Herty Field

This marker overlooks the site of the first intercollegiate football game played in the state of Georgia and one of the first to be played in the deep south. On January 30, 1892 Georgia defeated...

This marker overlooks the site of the first intercollegiate football game played in the state of Georgia and one of the first to be played in the deep south. On January 30, 1892 Georgia defeated...

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Georgia's Pioneer Aviator Ben T. Epps 1888-1937

Ben T. Epps -- Georgia´s First in Flight -- designed, built and in 1907 flew the first airplane in the State of Georgia. He was born in Oconee County, educated in Clarke County, and attended...

Ben T. Epps -- Georgia´s First in Flight -- designed, built and in 1907 flew the first airplane in the State of Georgia. He was born in Oconee County, educated in Clarke County, and attended...

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Robert Toombs Oak

A majestic oak tree once stood on this spot and one of the University´s most endearing legends also flourished here. Robert Toombs (1810-1885) was young, and boisterous when he was dismissed from...

A majestic oak tree once stood on this spot and one of the University´s most endearing legends also flourished here. Robert Toombs (1810-1885) was young, and boisterous when he was dismissed from...

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Dr. William Lorenzo Moss Birthplace

William Lorenzo Moss, medical researcher and physician, was born in this house at 479 Cobb Street in Cobbham on August 23, 1876. Crawford W. Long was the attending physician. Dr. Moss received his...

William Lorenzo Moss, medical researcher and physician, was born in this house at 479 Cobb Street in Cobbham on August 23, 1876. Crawford W. Long was the attending physician. Dr. Moss received his...

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The Taylor-Grady House

Joseph Henry Lumpkin, born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Dec. 23, 1799, entered the University of Georgia at fifteen, completing his college education at Princeton, New Jersey, in 1819. Lumpkin...

Joseph Henry Lumpkin, born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Dec. 23, 1799, entered the University of Georgia at fifteen, completing his college education at Princeton, New Jersey, in 1819. Lumpkin...

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Home of Joseph Henry Lumpkin Georgia's First Chief Justice

Joseph Henry Lumpkin, born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Dec. 23, 1799, entered the University of Georgia at fifteen, completing his college education at Princeton, New Jersey, in 1819. Lumpkin...

Joseph Henry Lumpkin, born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Dec. 23, 1799, entered the University of Georgia at fifteen, completing his college education at Princeton, New Jersey, in 1819. Lumpkin...

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Dr. Moses Waddel Noted Educator and Presbyterian Minister

Dr. Moses Waddel, educator and minister, was born in 1770 in N.C. At fourteen he began teaching pupils near his home. Moving to Ga. in1786, he taught in the Greensboro area until 1787, opening...

Dr. Moses Waddel, educator and minister, was born in 1770 in N.C. At fourteen he began teaching pupils near his home. Moving to Ga. in1786, he taught in the Greensboro area until 1787,...

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