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Blountsville

On Nov. 18, 1864, Blair´s 17th Corps of the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman´s army [USA]. Which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Ocmulgee River at Seven...

On Nov. 18, 1864, Blair´s 17th Corps of the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman´s army [USA]. Which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Ocmulgee River at...

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The Stoneman Raid

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

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

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The Stoneman Raid

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

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

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Confederate Pistol Factory

In 1862, to meet the pressing need of the Confederate States Army for revolvers of the Colt pattern, the Griswold Cotton Gin Company´s plant, on this site, was converted to a pistol factory. In...

In 1862, to meet the pressing need of the Confederate States Army for revolvers of the Colt pattern, the Griswold Cotton Gin Company´s plant, on this site, was converted to a pistol factory. In...

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Planter's Academy

The Farmer´s Academy (later Planter´s Academy) was incorporated Dec. 19, 1822 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees included Bailey Bell, Adam Carson, Kinchen P. Thweatt, James...

The Farmer´s Academy (later Planter´s Academy) was incorporated Dec. 19, 1822 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees included Bailey Bell, Adam Carson, Kinchen P. Thweatt, James...

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Clinton Female Seminary

Clinton Female Seminary was incorporated on Dec. 15, 1821 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees were James Smith, Gustavus Hendrick, Samuel Lowther, Henry G. Lamar and Charles...

Clinton Female Seminary was incorporated on Dec. 15, 1821 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees were James Smith, Gustavus Hendrick, Samuel Lowther, Henry G. Lamar and Charles...

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Clinton Methodist Church

This is the first Methodist church and the second church established in Jones Country. Land was appropriated in 1810 and July 14, 1821 a deep to the Clinton Methodist was made effective. The...

This is the first Methodist church and the second church established in Jones Country. Land was appropriated in 1810 and July 14, 1821 a deep to the Clinton Methodist was made effective....

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Claxton Historical Burial Site

Zachariah William Claxton - b. 23 Dec. 1806 - d. 22 April 1895 and his wife Lincella Bush Claxton - b. 5 Feb. 1805[?] - d. 7 Jan. 1872 - Zachariah was son of Henry and Fannie Jordan Claxton....

Zachariah William Claxton - b. 23 Dec. 1806 - d. 22 April 1895 and his wife Lincella Bush Claxton - b. 5 Feb. 1805[?] - d. 7 Jan. 1872 - Zachariah was son of Henry and Fannie Jordan Claxton....

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The March to the Sea

On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman´s army (USA), which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball´s...

On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman´s army (USA), which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at...

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Old Sunbury Road

The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-reolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790´s from...

The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-reolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790´s...

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Old Sunbury Road

The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-reolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790´s from...

The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-reolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790´s...

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Johnson County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 11, 1858, is named for Gov. Herschel V. Johnson. The County Site is named for John B. Wright, pioneer resident. Johnson, Governor from 1853 to...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 11, 1858, is named for Gov. Herschel V. Johnson. The County Site is named for John B. Wright, pioneer resident. Johnson, Governor from 1853 to...

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Cavalry Action At Buckhead Church

On Nov. 28, 1864, the 3rd Cavalry Division [USA]. Brig. Gen. J. L. Kilpatrick. USA, was driven south from Waynesboro by the Cavalry Corps. Army of Tennessee [CSA]. Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler. CSA....

On Nov. 28, 1864, the 3rd Cavalry Division [USA]. Brig. Gen. J. L. Kilpatrick. USA, was driven south from Waynesboro by the Cavalry Corps. Army of Tennessee [CSA]. Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler....

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Sherman at Millen

On the night of Dec. 2, 1864, Hq. Military Division of the Mississippi [USA] Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman. USA, camped on the west bank of Buck head Creek near the bridge. During the late afternoon of...

On the night of Dec. 2, 1864, Hq. Military Division of the Mississippi [USA] Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman. USA, camped on the west bank of Buck head Creek near the bridge. During the late afternoon of...

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Scarboro

This is one of the older settlements in this part of Georgia having been established sometime prior to 1840 and receiving its name from Enoch or Hardy Scarborouogh of Screven County. In 1839 it...

This is one of the older settlements in this part of Georgia having been established sometime prior to 1840 and receiving its name from Enoch or Hardy Scarborouogh of Screven County. In 1839 it...

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Millen

The city of Millen began about 1835 at a site 200 yds. N. of this marker as the road side inn of Robert Hendricks Gray. In Nov., 1851 the Wayne borough and Augusta Rail Road was extended to meet...

The city of Millen began about 1835 at a site 200 yds. N. of this marker as the road side inn of Robert Hendricks Gray. In Nov., 1851 the Wayne borough and Augusta Rail Road was extended to...

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Jenkins Courthouse

Jenkins County was organized from territory cut from Burke, Screven, Bulloch, and Emanuel counties in 1905, and officially began its function as a new political unit on Jan. 1, 1906. The first...

Jenkins County was organized from territory cut from Burke, Screven, Bulloch, and Emanuel counties in 1905, and officially began its function as a new political unit on Jan. 1, 1906. The...

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Big Buckhead Church

This church, near Buckhead Creek, from which it derives its name, was probably organized before the Revolution by Matthew Moore, Baptist minister whose loyalist sympathies led him to leave with...

This church, near Buckhead Creek, from which it derives its name, was probably organized before the Revolution by Matthew Moore, Baptist minister whose loyalist sympathies led him to leave...

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Old Buckhead Church

4.3 miles west of this point stands Old Buckhead Church. The present structure built around 1845 housed one of the oldest Baptist Congregations in the United States. The Buckhead Church was...

4.3 miles west of this point stands Old Buckhead Church. The present structure built around 1845 housed one of the oldest Baptist Congregations in the United States. The Buckhead Church...

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Ways Baptist Church and Stellaville School

Ways Baptist Church was established in 1817. Originally known as Darcy´s Meeting House, the church was formed by members of the Brush Creek Church. In 1868 Ways Church organized the Stellaville...

Ways Baptist Church was established in 1817. Originally known as Darcy´s Meeting House, the church was formed by members of the Brush Creek Church. In 1868 Ways Church organized the Stellaville...

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