| Georgia (Elbert County), Dewy Rose — 052-8B — Stinchcomb Methodist Church — ← |
| | Stinchcomb Methodist Church was one of the first churches in this section of the state. On Dec. 30, 1794, Middleton Wood granted to Absalom Stinchcomb, John Gatewood and John Ham, the "privilege to erect a meeting house on his land on waters of Dove Creek". The first building was a log structure. By 1850`s the church acquired surrounding property. The present building has been in continuous use for over 100 years. The sills are handhewn, 14 inched square. Among the old graves in the churchyard . . . — Map (db m14377) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Battle of Cherokee Ford — 11 Feb. 1779 |
| | [Marker Front]:
In honor of the brave militia men under Robert Anderson, including Capt. William Baskin, Jr., James Little, John Miller, Joseph Pickens and Lt. Thomas Shanklin, who fought a superior Tory force led by Col. Boyd at the mouth of Van[n]'s Creek and the Savannah River. This encounter weakened Col. Boyd's Tories three days prior to the Battle of Kettle Creek.
[Marker Reverse]:
The first encounter with Col. Boyd occurred at the blockhouse where he was refused a . . . — Map (db m2760) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Confederate Dead — 1861 - 1865 |
| | Elbert County
To Her
Confederate Dead — Map (db m22043) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Dedicated to the Memory |
| | Dedicated
To the Memory
Of
All Citizens
Of
Elbert County, Georgia
Who gave their lives
In the Service
Of
Our County
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Era
1917 - 1975
"If ye break faith,we
shall have died in vain" — Map (db m21912) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — 052-13 — Elbert County |
| | Created from Wilkes County by Act of Dec, 10, 1790. Elbert County was settled in 1784 by Gen. George Mathews and a group from Virginia and Carolina. The site of Petersburg, the original settlement an third largest town in Georgia in its day, is covered by the Clark Hill Reservoir. Nancy Hart, celebrated Revolutionary patriot, lived in this county. Elbert County was named for Gen. Samuel Elbert, Revolutionary soldier and Governor of Georgia (1785-1786). A native of South Carolina and resident of . . . — Map (db m21893) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Elbert County Courthouse |
| | The Elbert County Courthouse was built in 1894 and opened in a formal ceremony at the beginning of January 1895, as the third county courthouse building and fourth County site in Elbert County. After the private home of Thomas A. Carter, on Beaverdam Creek, northwest of Elberton, was used briefly as the first court venue, the first permanent courthouse was constructed, circa 1791-1792, behind the location of the present courthouse, according to John H. McIntosh and other sources. In 1816, the . . . — Map (db m21904) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Elbert County's Dead in the Civil War |
| | (Center):
In characters of living light
That tell a wondrous story.
Their deeds have brightened many a page
With never- dying glory.
(Left panel):
Thomas J. Ayres Clement Brewer Thompson H. Dye
Elijah Allgood John R. Booth Wash W Dye
J.H. Alexander Middleton Brown Charles Duncan
Alfred Almand Marion Brown E.Dickenson
J.H. Almand Noah L. Brown William Eberhart
John W. Allgood A.W. Booth Jesse Eaves
A. Adams W.J. Burden Joel Eaves
A.H.Adams H.B.Bell Thos . . . — Map (db m21909) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — 052-14 — Grave of General Wiley Thompson — ← 4 bl. E. |
| | General Wiley Thompson, considered the ablest and most
humane of the agents to the Seminole Indians of Florida, was ambushed and killed near the agency at Fort King. Florida,December 28,1835, by Osceola and a band of warriors who opposed removal to the West. Some
months later his body was brought to Elberton and reburied in the garden of his home. 4 blocks east of here (now Heard Street).
Born in Virginia September 25, 1781 General Thompson was reared in Elbert County. A militia officer in . . . — Map (db m21903) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Memorial Park History |
| | On April 4, 1923 Ora Eugene Tate, Sr. deeded this 1.8 acre tract of land to the ladies of the Service Star Legion of Elbert County. The deed stipulated that the parcel of land must be perpetually used and maintained as a memorial park. The further consideration of his donation was the desire to honor the memory of his son, Lieut. Edmund brewer Tate, III, killed in action in the Argonne forest battle near St. Juvin, France on Oct, 12, 1918 and his other sons Jean H.Tate and Ora E.Tate, Jr. who . . . — Map (db m21941) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — My American Soldier |
| | Remember me as you walk away For you I lived and died this day and in this moment I can recall That as I fell I still stood tall
Into the falling night I cry tell them I love them and tell them why I'll not be there to see them grow Or curb the wild oats they'll sow
I am the one with arms held wide Even in death not stepping aside For God and country I am here Your pain I hold I feel your fear
Freedom is my gift to you And as I left This price I knew
I am turning . . . — Map (db m21910) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Navy Seabees Can Do |
| | Erected by and Dedicated
to Navy Seabee Veterans
of Elbert County
Jim Humphry - Joe Deadwyler -
David Smith - Claude E. Ray,JR. -
Cecil Smith - Ed Cartldge -
Hogan Brown - P. Mattox Glenn -
Ross Brown - Richard Brady -
George A. Grogan • Eugene Wallace •
John S. Allgood • Charlie Moore •
Frank Maxwell • Dallas Fields • Wm. A. Edwards • Edsel Pleasants •
James Ashworth • Brantley McIntos •
Hansel (Billy) Webb • Ralph Bell •
Emerson Turner • D.Alton Cannon •
WM. C. (Pete) . . . — Map (db m21927) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — 052-3 — Old Post Road |
| | This Road is older than Elberton. Mail was
carried over it by Post Riders before Falling
Creek Church was built in 1788 and during
Washington's Administration. later a stage
coach ran between Elberton & Lexington three
times a week, stopping at the old Globe
Hotel which stood on the site of the present
court house in Elberton. Stocks for local
Merchants were brought over this road until
1878 when the first railroad came to Elberton.
With the coming of Rural Free Delivery
Mr.Giles . . . — Map (db m21902) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Old Seaboard Airline Depot |
| | Stone Marker:
Home of the Elbert County Historical Society
Built 1910 - Restored 1986 - 1989
Separate Plaque:
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — Map (db m21907) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Revolutionary War Soldiers |
| | In Honor of
Revolutionary War Soldiers
whose graves and/or estates are in
Ebert County, Georgia
A project of Stephen Heard Chapter, NSDAR
Historical Research Committee — Map (db m21913) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — Samuel Elbert |
| | Elbert County was named in honor of General Samuel Elbert, an outstanding military leader in the Revolutionary War and distinguished Governor of the State of Georgia in 1785-86.
Born in 1740, Elbert was orphaned at an early age; achieved notable success in mercantile pursuits and as an Indian trader; and eventually filled every political office Georgia had to offer. He married Elizabeth Rae of Savannah; and they had six children.
General Elbert had a lifelong interest in Masonry and was Grand . . . — Map (db m21908) |
| Georgia (Elbert County), Elberton — The Christmas Tree House |
| | The Christmas Tree House at 305 Heard Street was built as the home of the George Loehr family, who introduced to Elberton and the Rest of Georgia their native German practice of celebrating Christmas with a candle-lit tree; and the house received its name from this special role the family and their house played in the history of the city and state.
On October 30 1858, George Loehr purchased a lot measuring four acres on present day Heard Street, known then as the road from Petersburg to . . . — Map (db m21940) |
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