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1828 Chandler-Irvin

1828 Daniel Chandler, Lawyer Married the daughter of Duncan G. Campbell owner of the land and built a two-story farm house 1835 Isaiah Tucker Irvin II Commander Wilkes Guards Speaker of the...

1828 Daniel Chandler, Lawyer Married the daughter of Duncan G. Campbell owner of the land and built a two-story farm house 1835 Isaiah Tucker Irvin II Commander Wilkes Guards Speaker of the...

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1800s - 1838 Plantation Manor House

1800s 1838 Plantation Manor House located 9M west near Beaverdam Creek Relocated here W-WHF Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo credit: David Seibert.

1800s 1838 Plantation Manor House located 9M west near Beaverdam Creek Relocated here W-WHF Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo credit: David Seibert.

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1817 Site of first Wilks County Courthouse

Site of 1817 Wilks County Courthouse Two – Story brick Federal – Style Frederick Ball, Architect Razed 1904 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo credit:...

Site of 1817 Wilks County Courthouse Two – Story brick Federal – Style Frederick Ball, Architect Razed 1904 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo credit:...

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1903 Queen Anne Style

1903 Queen and style built by Dr. Willie Hill. Center chimney serves five fireplaces. Heart of pine floors. 12’ ceilings, forty-five Windows, 12” thick inside walls. W-WHF Plaque courtesy...

1903 Queen and style built by Dr. Willie Hill. Center chimney serves five fireplaces. Heart of pine floors. 12’ ceilings, forty-five Windows, 12” thick inside walls. W-WHF Plaque...

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1903 Cupola Twin Chimneys

1903 Cupola twin chimneys wraparound veranda curved brick walkway basket weave pattern 7 feet wide 120 feet long W-WHF Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here....

1903 Cupola twin chimneys wraparound veranda curved brick walkway basket weave pattern 7 feet wide 120 feet long W-WHF Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here....

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Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church

The Methodist Society, which was later organized into Pope´s Chapel Church, was first organized in August 1786 by Thomas Humphries at the home of James Marks located in what is now Elbert County...

The Methodist Society, which was later organized into Pope´s Chapel Church, was first organized in August 1786 by Thomas Humphries at the home of James Marks located in what is now Elbert...

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Wilkes County Courthouses

1780 – 1785 west side, Micajah Williamson’s Tavern. 1785 – 1786 100’ South, log. 1786 – 1804 150’ South, clapboard Chisholm, architect. 1804 – 1817 E., commissioners purchased Fredinand Phinizy’s...

1780 – 1785 west side, Micajah Williamson’s Tavern. 1785 – 1786 100’ South, log. 1786 – 1804 150’ South, clapboard Chisholm, architect. 1804 – 1817 E., commissioners purchased Fredinand Phinizy’s...

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Washington Wilkes First

1775 First stone marker indicating George III land grant Fort Washington Park 1777 First county named in Georgia’s first constitution 1779 First African-American Revolutionary hero in the South....

1775 First stone marker indicating George III land grant Fort Washington Park 1777 First county named in Georgia’s first constitution 1779 First African-American Revolutionary hero in the...

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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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