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Confederate Gun Shop
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Confederate Gun Shop Marker | | |
Inscription. Confederate Gun Shop
Which made Dickson-Nelson rifles
1864 – 1865
Erected 1936 by Works Progress Administration and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Location. 31° 46.4′ N, 84° 26.733′ W. Marker is in Dawson, Georgia, in Terrell County. Marker is at the intersection of East Lee Street (Georgia Route 32) and Stonewall Street SE, on the right when traveling east on East Lee Street. Click for map. The marker is on the lawn of the Terrell County Courthouse. Marker is in this post office area: Dawson GA 39842, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Terrell County (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Patrick Cleburne Camp, S.C.V. (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Confederate Gun Shop (approx. 0.5 miles away); Chickasawhatchee Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Herod Town (approx. 5.1 miles away); General Andrew Jackson (approx. 5.2 miles away).
Additional comments.
1. Dickson-Nelson Rifles
In 1861 the state of Alabama contracted the Shakanoosa Arms Company, owned by William Dickson, Owen O. Nelson and Dr. Lewis H. Sadler, to produce a modified version of the Model 1841 rifled musket (the "Mississippi" Rifle) with bayonets. Originally the firm was at Dickson, Alabama, but soon moved to Rome, Georgia. A fire destroyed the facilities there, and the company moved to Adairsville, Georgia. Finally in March 1864, the company moved to Dawson, Georgia, where it continued to produce weapons up to the end of the war. With less than 1000 received by Confederate forces, today the Dickson-Nelson rifles are rare. | | | | 
By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Confederate Gun Shop Marker | | |
— Submitted January 29, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. |
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Confederate Gun Shop Marker | | The entrance to the Terrell County Courthouse is visible to the right. | | |
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 4. The Terrell County Courthouse | | The marker is on the Courthouse lawn. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on January 28, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 264 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 28, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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