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Battle of Griswoldville: The Big Picture

On Nov. 15, 1864, [Union] Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman left Atlanta on his devastating `march to the Sea.` His force divided into two wings and feinted toward Macon and Augusta while on their way to...

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Geographic Center of Georgia

One and one tenth mile south ~ southeast from this marker is the geographic center of the state. The center is defined as the balance point of a plane or thin sheet of a uniform thickness in the...

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Tarversville

This settlement was named for the Tarver family who settled here more than a century ago. In 1826 a post office was opened as Tarver´s Store and in 1831 the name was changed to...

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Marion

Marion, incorporated in 1816, was the first county seat of Twiggs County. Named for General Francis Marion, the Revolutionary `Swamp Fox`, it was a trading center and metropolis in ante bellum...

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Turner County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 18, 1905, is named for Capt. Henry Gray Turner who was captured by Union troops at Gettysburg. A resident of Nashville and later of Quitman,...

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Tenth Street School

Constructed in 1931, Tenth Street School provided an education for African-Americans in all grades. Over the years, graduates distinguished themselves in education, law, medicine, religion,...

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William Hogan Plantation

William Hogan, born January 20, 1804, established a plantation in the 1830´s encompassing much of the present town of Hogansville. When he gave the right-of-way to the railroad in 1849,...

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Troup Factory

Troup Factory, first cotton mill in Troup County, Georiga, was established in 1846 on Flat Shoals Creek by Robertson, Leslie & Co., of Meriwether County. Water powered carding, spinning...

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Troup County Academy

The first school in Troup County opened in LaGrange in 1828, just months after the county´s organization. Located just east of this spot, Troup Academy shared the lot with Hill View Cemetery. The...

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Jones Crossroads

Troup and Harris County residents first settled at the crossroads of the LaGrange-Whitesville- Columbus Stagecoach route and the West Point to King´s Gap Road in the late 1820´s. Named for local...

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Horace King-Bridge Builder

Born a slave September 8, 1807, Horace King became a noted builder of covered bridges and public buildings. His talents developed under the instruction of his master and friend, John Godwin. In...

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George Michael Troup

George Michael Troup was born September 8, 1780 and died April 26, 1856. During Troup´s tenure as Governor of Georgia (1823-1827), Troup County was created on December 16, 1826. Boundaries...

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Fuller Earle Callaway, Sr.

Born in LaGrange July 15, 1870, Fuller E. Callaway was a textile manufacturer, merchant, and philanthropist. In 1888, he established his first business on LaFayette Square just west of this point....

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East Depot High School

East Depot High School, constructed in 1923, began in 1866 as LaGrange Academy. East Depot provide education for African-Americans in LaGrange. The school produced many outstanding alumni...

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Bellevue, Home of Sen. Benjamin Harvey Hill

Benjamin Harvey Hill, one of the first to proclaim the New South industrial rather than agricultural, was born at Hillsborough, Jasper County. Sept. 14, 1823. Reared on a farm at Long Lane, Troup...

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Bellevue

Bellevue, home of United States Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882), was built in 1854-55 and typifies the Greek Revival architecture popular in the Old South. Jefferson Davis and...

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LaGrange College-1831

LaGrange College is the oldest non-tax supported institution of higher education in Georgia. It was chartered in 1831 as LaGrange Female Academy. The charter has been changed three times as...

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LaGrange College-1831

LaGrange College is the oldest non-tax supported institution of higher education in Georgia. It was chartered in 1831 as LaGrange Female Academy. The charter has been changed three times as...

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Noted Indian Trail

The road running east towards Big Spring is a remnant of the Oakfuskee Trail, Main branch of the noted Upper Creek Trading Path from the Savannah River to the Creek Indians of Central...

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Famous Indian Path

The Oakfuskee Trail, main branch of the noted Upper Creek Trading Path from the Savannah River to the Creek Indians of Central Alabama, passed this site, running east and west. Beginning...

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