Near Barnesville in Lamar County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gachet Home

Photographed By David Seibert, November 8, 2009

1. Gachet Home Marker

Inscription.
The historic Gachet home is situated at the crossing of Towns and old Alabama Roads, called Milner Cross Roads. This road was also an Indian trail.

Benjamin Gachet, a French nobleman, fled from a San Domingo revolution and settled in what is now Lamar County.

On March 19th, 1825, General Marquis de LaFayette, on his official visit to Georgia, spent the night at the Gachet home and the noted Frenchman was doubly welcomed as a patriot and visitor from France. This tablet was erected at the request of the Lamar-LaFayette Chapter, N.S.D.A.R.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 085-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1789.

Location. 33° 3.673′ N, 84° 12.505′ W. Marker is near Barnesville, Georgia, in Lamar County. Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Route 18 and Five Points Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 18. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barnesville GA 30204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Federals at Barnesville (approx. 2½ miles away);

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Lamar County (Ga.) 20th Century War Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Confederate Hospital (approx. 3.1 miles away); Barnesville Railroad Depot (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lamar County Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Barnesville Blues (approx. 3.1 miles away); In Memory of America's Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lamar County (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnesville.

Photographed By David Seibert, November 8, 2009

2. Gachet Home

Built in 1823, the home is included in the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).

Photographed By David Seibert, November 8, 2009

3. Gachet Home Marker

Viewed from Georgia Highway 18

Gachet Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By David Seibert, November 8, 2009

4. Gachet Home and Marker

The Gachet Home, with the marker at the far right in the photo

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,566 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.