Dudley in Laurens County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Vallombrosa Plantation of Governor George Michael Troup
United States Senator 1816 - 1818 and 1829 - 1833
Champion and militant defender
of State Rights.
This principle above all
in his answer to
President John Quincy Adams:
“The argument has been exhausted.
You should stand by your arms.”
Erected by
John Laurens Chapter, D.A.R.
To honor a great statesman, a noble
warrior, a true Georgian and
an incomparable American.
Erected by John Laurens Chapter, D.A.R.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #06 John Quincy Adams series lists.
Location. 32° 32.383′ N, 83° 3.283′ W. Marker is in Dudley, Georgia, in Laurens County. Marker is on U.S. 80, 0 miles east of Troup Lane, on the right when traveling west. The marker in the east end of a clump of bushes, about 200 feet east of Troup Lane. The marker is extremely extremely difficult to see. You should pull well off the road and walk to the marker; there is high-speed truck traffic on US Highway 80. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dudley GA 31022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Oconee Electric Membership Corporation (approx. one mile away); Captain Hardy Smith House (approx. 8˝ miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 8˝ miles away); Martin Luther King, Jr.'s First Public Speech (approx. 8.6 miles away); Where the Dream Began (approx. 8.6 miles away); Laurens County (approx. 8.8 miles away); Laurens County Honor Roll (approx. 8.8 miles away); Jefferson Davis (approx. 9˝ miles away).
Regarding Vallombrosa Plantation of Governor George Michael Troup. Some other references list Troup's middle name as McIntosh rather than Michael.
Also see . . . New Georgia Encyclopedia on George M. Troup. (Submitted on September 29, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
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