| Georgia (Walton County), Good Hope — Moina Michael | | | Birthplace of Moina Michael
“The Poppy Lady” 1869 – 1844 Originator of War Memorial Emblem The Flanders Field Poppy
Buried in City Cemetery Monroe, Georgia — Map (db m20707) | | Georgia (Walton County), Good Hope — 147-7 — The Poppy Lady — <-- 1 ½ mi. --< | | | Moina Michael, educator, patriot, and internationally known as “The Poppy Lady,” was born near here August 15, 1869. A granite boulder marks her birthplace. She received her early education at Braswell Academy and at Martin Institute, Jefferson, Georgia. Her first teaching was in a log cabin on her father’s plantation and in an old store at Good Hope. Miss Michael’s inspiration for the Flanders Field Poppy as the memorial emblem came to her November 9, 1918, just before Armistice . . . — Map (db m19827) | | Georgia (Walton County), Monroe — 147-3 — James Monroe | | | This City of Monroe, settled in 1818 and incorporated Nov. 30, 1821, was named for James Monroe, fifth President. Born in Virginia in 1758 he fought in the Continental Army. He served in the Virginia legislature, in Congress and the Senate, and as Governor of Virginia twice. He was Minister to France, helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase and was Minister to England and Spain. He served as Secretary of State, and later of War for President Madison. He was elected President in 1816 and again . . . — Map (db m20718) | | Georgia (Walton County), Monroe — 147-1 — Moore’s Ford Lynching | | | 2.4 miles east, at Moore’s Ford Bridge on the Apalachee River, four African-Americans - George and Mae Murray Dorsey and Roger and Dorothy Dorsey Malcom (reportedly 7 months pregnant) - were brutally beaten and shot by an unmasked mob on the afternoon of July 25, 1946. The lynching followed an argument between Roger Malcom and a local white farmer. These unsolved murders played a crucial role in both President Truman’s commitment to civil rights legislation and the ensuing modern civil rights . . . — Map (db m19775) | | Georgia (Walton County), Monroe — 147-4 — Seven Governors Have Lived In Walton County | | | Walton County has been the home either through birth or short residence of the following Georgia Chief Executives:
WILSON LUMPKIN (1831-1835)
ALFRED HOLT COLQUITT (1877-1882)
JAMES S. BOYNTON (1883)
HENRY D. McDANIEL (1883-1886)
CLIFFORD WALKER (1923-1927)
RICHARD B. RUSSELL, JR. (1931-1933)
Two of these illustrious sons, Colquitt and Russell, became United States Senators. Richard B. Hubbard, born on a plantation in Walton County in 1836, later moved to Texas and became Governor of that state. — Map (db m20717) | | Georgia (Walton County), Monroe — 147-1 — Walton County | | | This County created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 15 & 19, 1818, is named for George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Walton, born in Va. in 1749 came to Savannah when 20 to study law. Elected Secretary of the first Provincial Congress of Ga. in ‘75 he was also President of the Council of Safety. He served in the Continental Congress from Jan. ‘76 till Oct. ‘81. As a Col. of militia he was wounded and captured at the Battle of Savannah. He was Governor in ‘79 & ‘80, and . . . — Map (db m20703) | | Georgia (Walton County), Social Circle — 11-C-8 — Hightower Trail — <-------> | | | This road is a portion of Hightower Trail, old Indian path to Etowah River, which ran from High Shoals of the Appalachee westward to Shallow Ford on the Chattahoochee. It formed a boundary between Cherokee lands to the north and Creek lands to the South. In 1817-21, it marked the Georgia frontier, and was used by pioneer families settling this section. On November 17th and 18th, 1864, the left wing of Sherman’s Army passed down this trail on its “march to the sea.” — Map (db m17620) | | Georgia (Walton County), Social Circle — 147-5 — The March to the Sea | | | On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah -- the March to the Sea. He divided his army [US] into two wings. The Right Wing marched south from Atlanta, to feint at Macon but to cross the Ocmulgee River above the city and concentrate at Gordon. The Left Wing (14 and 20th Corps), Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum, USA, marched to Decatur where the 20th Corps, Brig. Gen. A. S. Williams, . . . — Map (db m20193) |
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