Jackson in Butts County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sylvan Grove Plantation
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 29, 2017
1. Sylvan Grove Plantation Marker
When Henry County was formed in 1823, it encompassed Sylvan Grove Plantation. Butts County was formed in 1825 from parts of Monroe and Henry counties. The portion of Henry County which became Butts County contained Sylvan Grove Plantation in its area.
Part of this land has always remained in the family. Twelve acres of the land was deeded to the Butts County Hospital Authority for the hospital site by Annadawn Watson Edwards, the great, great, grandaughter of Williams Buttrill, the Revolutionary soldier who is buried at Old Bethel Cemetery in Butts County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
Location. 33° 18.211′ N, 83° 58.684′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Georgia, in Butts County. It can be reached from McDonough Road 0.2 miles east of Brookwood Avenue (U.S. 23). Located at main entrance of the Sylvan
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Sylvan Grove Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); The Right Wing at Jackson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Butts County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Crossing the Ocmulgee (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jackson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Butts County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jackson Veterans Memorial Park / All Gave Some, Some Gave All (approx. one mile away); Iron Springs (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.
Also see . . . USGenWeb Archives: First person story of the Sylvan Plantation. (Submitted on May 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 29, 2017
2. Sylvan Grove Plantation Marker looking towards McDonough Road.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 29, 2017
3. View towards marker stone and Sylvan Grove Hospital.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 29, 2017
4. Sylvan Grove Plantation stone and marker.
The stone covers a wellspring that supplied water to the Sylvan Grove Plantation.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,498 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
