The March to the Sea
On Nov. 24, 1864, the Left Wing of Gen. Sherman´s army [USA], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Milledgeville enroute...
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Buffalo Creek
Early on Nov. 1864. the advance guard of the 20th Corps [USA] of Gen. Sherman´s army reached this vicinity and found that the nine bridges over Buffalo Creek and the Tributaries had been burned by...
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Hebron
On Nov. 24, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and the 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman`s army [USA] left Milledgeville enroute to Sandersville, the 14th Corps via Black Spring, the 20th Corps camped at Hebron,...
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Sherman's Right Wing
On Nov. 26, 1864 the Right Wing(15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman´s army which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball´s Ferry´s (O.4...
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Jefferson Davis
On May 4, 1865. Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington. Georgia (68miles N). where he perform what proved to be his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America,...
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Historic Highways
This highway is the Old Savannah Road, one of the earliest vehicular routes west of the Ogeechee. It led from Savannah to the Rock Landing on the Oconee, below Milledgeville, along the course of...
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Washington County Courthouse
Washington, Georgia`s ninth county and first in the nation to be named for George Washington, was created in 1784 for granting land to soldiers for Revolutionary War services. Court House...
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Beall Springs
Beall Springs has faithfully produced chalybeate (ka-Iib-e-at) water for centuries. Chalybeate water is characterized as water containing iron salts. In addition to iron, Beall Spring...
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Shoals on the Ogeechee
First called Lexington, Shoals was the site of what was probably the first woolen mill and iron foundry in Georgia. In 1794, Col. William Bird, Revolutionary soldier from Pennsylvania,...
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The Original R.F.D.
In 1868 at Norwood six men along a five mile rural route hired Jerry Parsons, a Negro who could not read, to deliver and collect mail at their homes each day except Sundays and holidays for his...
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Warren County
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 19, 1793, is named for Gen. Joseph Warren, Massachusetts Revolutionary hero killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. What is claimed to have been...
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Blue Star Memorial Highway
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. Sponsored by Garden Club of Georgia In cooperation with The Dogwood Garden Club of Waycross Plaque...
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Blue Star Memorial Highway
A tribute to the Nation's Armed Forces who served in the World War II SPONSORED BY The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH State Highway Department of Georgia Plaque...
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1873 Methodism Comes To Waycross
This church, known as the Junction on the Blackshear Ct., began with three women members. Its first building was erected in 1874. A full- time pastor came in 1884. By 1892 the 500 members began a...
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Co. F 121st Infantry
Co. F 121st Infantry Waycross, Georgia The Georgia National Guard for the City of Waycross was housed in the basement of this building prior to World War II. On Sept. 16, 1940 the members of Co....
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