Fort Tyler Cemetery
One hundred feet east in brick walled enclosure are buried 76 brave men, Confederate and Federal, Killed or died of wounds in the siege of Fort Tyler. This engagement occurred April 16,1865,...
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Fort Tyler
125 yards NW, at crest of hill, stood Fort Tyler - last Confederate fort to fall in War Between the States. Fort Tyler was of earthwork construction 35 yards square surrounded by a ditch 12...
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Dr. Ulrich Bonnell Phillips-Noted Georgia Historian
Dr. Ulrich Bonnell Phillips, historian, author, and teacher, was born Nov. 4, 1877. In or near LaGrange. He graduated from the University of Georgia and Columbia University, earning his Ph. D....
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Gen. Robert C. Tyler, C.S.A.
Colonel of the 15th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (June 1861). Brigadier General (February 1864), he fought with gallantry in the Battles of Belmont, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Hoover´s...
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The Nancy Harts
In 1863, a company of women soldiers was formed in LaGrange by Mrs. J. Brown Morgan. They called themselves the `Nancy Harts` in honor of Georgia`s Revolutionary War heroine. Organized to...
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Confederate Dead
About 300 Confederate soldiers are buried here, most of whom died of wounds or disease in the several Confederate hospitals located in LaGrange. Most of these men served in the Confederate Army of...
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The Burnt Village
The Muscogee Indian village of Ocfusknena was 1,000 yards from here. Nearby shoals in the river formed an ancient crossing for traders and travelers going west of the Chattahoochee. On Sept. 27,...
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Ocfuskooche Tallauhassee
A flourishing, ancient town of the Muscogee Indians known as Ocfuskooche Tallahassee Old Town stood on this site. English traders from Charles Town visited it about 1685. A trail known as...
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Battle of West Point-April 16, 1865
---------> 800 yds. Northwest is the site of Fort Tyler - last Confederate fort to fall in the War Between the States. A force of Union cavalry captured Fort Tyler after an 8 hour siege....
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Treutlen County
Treutlen County was created by Act of Aug. 21, 1917 from Emanuel and Montgomery Counties. It was named for Gov. John Adam Treutlen (1726- 1782), `one of the foremost revolutionists.`...
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Gov. Troup's Tomb
George Michael Troup, twice Governor of Georgia, lies buried here beside his brother. He died Apr. 28, 1856 while visiting here at Rosemont, one of his many plantations. Troup was born Sept....
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To Gov. Troup's Tomb
-- 4 mi. --> George Michael Troup, `Georgia`s most fiery Governor` is buried beside his bother in a tomb at Rosemont, on of his many plantations. Born in 1780 Troup died April 28, 1856 in...
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Blue Star Memorial
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Laurel District Hiawassee Garden Club In cooperation with The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. And Veteran's...
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Brasstown Bald-The Highest Point in Georgia-4,784 Ft.
The name is derived from the Cherokee word ltse`yi (New Green Place) or (Place of Fresh Green, from ltse`hi (green or unripe vegetation),and yi, the locative. It occurs in several places in the...
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Brasstown Bald
The high, rounded peak, Brasstown Bald or Mt. Enotah, is the highest mountain in Georgia, 4,748 ft. Its Indian name, Itseyi, means `a place of fresh green,` referring to its grassy, instead...
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Blue Star Memorial Highway
A tribute to the Nation`s Armed Forces who served in Word War II The Garden Club of Georgia / State Highway Department of Georgia Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with...
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Old Campground Cemetery
Founded circa 1820 is a meeting place for circuit riding ministers. Old campground added a cemetery in 1853. It contained some of the oldest graves and Toombs County. There are three...
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Home of the Vidalia Sweet Onion
One of the first crops of Vidalia Onions was commercially grown near this site in 1931 by Moses Coleman, a local farmer. the onion is planted in a 20 county area from September through February...
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Paul Anderson 1932-1994 World's Strongest Man
Paul Anderson was born October 17, 1932 in Toccoa and attended Furman University where he began lifting weights. In 1955 he traveled as a goodwill ambassador from the United States to the...
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Toombs County
Toombs County was created by Act of Aug. 18, 1905 from Emanuel, Montgomery and Tattnall. It was named for Gen. Robert Augustus Toombs 1810-1885), of Wilkes County, Congressman and Senator. One...
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