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Captain Henry Wirz 1823-1865

Captain Henry Wirz, under the immediate command of Brigadier-General John H. Winder, C.S.A., absent on sick leave, August 1864, commanded the inner prison at Camp Sumter, April 12, 1864 to May 7,...

Captain Henry Wirz, under the immediate command of Brigadier-General John H. Winder, C.S.A., absent on sick leave, August 1864, commanded the inner prison at Camp Sumter, April 12, 1864 to May...

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Georgia Southwestern State University

Georgia Southwestern State University was founded in 1906 as the Third Agricultural and Mechanical School. In 1926, The Legislature authorized the school to offer two years of college work and...

Georgia Southwestern State University was founded in 1906 as the Third Agricultural and Mechanical School. In 1926, The Legislature authorized the school to offer two years of college work...

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Sumter County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 16, 1831, is named for Gen. Thomas Sumter of South Carolina who fought in the French & Indian Wars and Revolution. At Andersonville was...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 16, 1831, is named for Gen. Thomas Sumter of South Carolina who fought in the French & Indian Wars and Revolution. At Andersonville...

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Blue Star Memorial Highway

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY The Garden Club of Georgia Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH Department of Transportation of Georgia Magnolia...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY The Garden Club of Georgia Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH Department of Transportation of Georgia...

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Green Grove Schoolhouse (Side 1)

The old schoolhouse was moved to the Green Grove community from the nearby community of Wesley Chapel and rebuilt at this site c. 1937. During the next 21 years the school produced many...

The old schoolhouse was moved to the Green Grove community from the nearby community of Wesley Chapel and rebuilt at this site c. 1937. During the next 21 years the school produced...

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Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church (Side 2)

This church served as the focus for the religious, educational and cultural life of African Americans in the Green Grove community during the late 19th century and well into the 20th century....

This church served as the focus for the religious, educational and cultural life of African Americans in the Green Grove community during the late 19th century and well into the 20th century....

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Florence

Located on this site was the frontier town of Florence, which was incorporated on December 14, 1837 after the Creek Indians burned the nearby town of Roanoke in 1836. Florence was originally named...

Located on this site was the frontier town of Florence, which was incorporated on December 14, 1837 after the Creek Indians burned the nearby town of Roanoke in 1836. Florence was originally named...

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County Courthouse

This handsome structure as built in 1895 in the Classical style made popular by the buildings housing the Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1893-94) to which Lumpkin-born architect John Wellborn...

This handsome structure as built in 1895 in the Classical style made popular by the buildings housing the Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1893-94) to which Lumpkin-born architect John Wellborn...

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Cedarwood Cemetery

In 1832 Henry Audulf gave 8 acres of this land for two churches and a cemetery. A native of Germany, Audulf was the first settler here. Methodist and Baptist churches were built. A few years later...

In 1832 Henry Audulf gave 8 acres of this land for two churches and a cemetery. A native of Germany, Audulf was the first settler here. Methodist and Baptist churches were built. A few years...

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Battle of Shephards Plantation

Date of Battle June 9, 1836 On this site was fought the battle of Sheperd's Plantation between Creek Indians and pioneer settlers aided by volunteer soldiers stationed at forts Ingersol-Jones and...

Date of Battle June 9, 1836 On this site was fought the battle of Sheperd's Plantation between Creek Indians and pioneer settlers aided by volunteer soldiers stationed at forts Ingersol- Jones and...

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Bedingfield Inn

The Bedingfield Inn or Tavern was constructed on this site in 1836 by Dr. Bryan N. Bedingfield as a family residence and stagecoach stop. It was a center for commercial and community activities...

The Bedingfield Inn or Tavern was constructed on this site in 1836 by Dr. Bryan N. Bedingfield as a family residence and stagecoach stop. It was a center for commercial and community activities...

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Antioch Institute

Built in the 1850´s, the school was operated by the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church until it was sold to Stewart County in 1895. The building is believed to have been used for church services...

Built in the 1850´s, the school was operated by the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church until it was sold to Stewart County in 1895. The building is believed to have been used for church...

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Westville Symposium (Side 1)

On October 12, 1973 an informal group of fifty persons, having an interest in several areas of academic research, met at Westville´s Yellow Creek campmeeting tabernacle for a three day symposium...

On October 12, 1973 an informal group of fifty persons, having an interest in several areas of academic research, met at Westville´s Yellow Creek campmeeting tabernacle for a three day...

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Rev. David Walker Lowe

Near this place Rev. David Walker Lowe built a home for his wife Jane Dorsey not long after 1825. He had been a Methodist circuit rider in the S.C. conference, later in the Ga. conference. Born...

Near this place Rev. David Walker Lowe built a home for his wife Jane Dorsey not long after 1825. He had been a Methodist circuit rider in the S.C. conference, later in the Ga. conference. Born...

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Providence United Methodist Church

Providence Church, when first organized, 1832-33, was a log building on the south side of the road. Two acres were donated by David Lowe for a church and school (Providence Academy). This land is...

Providence Church, when first organized, 1832-33, was a log building on the south side of the road. Two acres were donated by David Lowe for a church and school (Providence Academy). This land is...

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Louvale Church Row

Originally Antioch, the town developing at the terminus of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery (Little SAM) Railroad, was renamed Louvale in 1886. Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, founded 1832...

Originally Antioch, the town developing at the terminus of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery (Little SAM) Railroad, was renamed Louvale in 1886. Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, founded 1832...

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Historic Richland

First settled in 1827, Richland was named for the home district of several pioneer families from South Carolina. The community became a busy railroad junction when the Savannah, Americus and...

First settled in 1827, Richland was named for the home district of several pioneer families from South Carolina. The community became a busy railroad junction when the Savannah, Americus...

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Academic Pioneers (Side 2)

The first Westville Symposium on precolumbian transoceanic contacts was a significant event in American historiography and was followed by similar meetings here in 1974 and 1975. More than 150...

The first Westville Symposium on precolumbian transoceanic contacts was a significant event in American historiography and was followed by similar meetings here in 1974 and 1975. More than 150...

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Fort Jones

Fort Jones, a stockade fort built during the Creek uprising of 1836, stood on this site. After the burning of Roanoke, the frightened settlers sought refuge in its blockhouse, built of upright...

Fort Jones, a stockade fort built during the Creek uprising of 1836, stood on this site. After the burning of Roanoke, the frightened settlers sought refuge in its blockhouse, built of upright...

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Lumpkin and Stewart County

Lumpkin, named for Wilson Lumpkin, Governor, Congressman and Senator, first the County Seat of Randolph County, became the Seat of Government of Stewart County when that county was consti-tuted...

Lumpkin, named for Wilson Lumpkin, Governor, Congressman and Senator, first the County Seat of Randolph County, became the Seat of Government of Stewart County when that county was...

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