Dudley in Laurens County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Vallombrosa Plantation of Governor George Michael Troup
Photographed by David Seibert, June 17, 2014
1. Vallombrosa Plantation of Governor George Michael Troup Marker
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. It 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
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Oconee Electric Membership Corporation (approx. one mile away); Captain Hardy Smith House (approx. 8½ miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 8½ 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);
Photographed by David Seibert, June 17, 2014
2. Vallombrosa Plantation of Governor George Michael Troup Marker
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.)
Photographed by Edward Jenkins Harden
3. Governor George M. Troup, from "The Life of George M. Troup", 1859
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3. submitted on August 24, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
