Robinson in Taliaferro County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Confederate Gun Shop
Photographed By David Seibert, July 17, 2005
1. Confederate Gun Shop Marker
Fifty yards from here, in a brick building, stood the gun shop of Henning Daniel Murden (1815-1903), who, during the War Between the States, made and supplied guns and molds to Confederate troops. Like virtually all rural gun shops in the South, it was a limited operation. "Stephens Home Guards," later Co. D., 15th Ga. Inf. Reg., first company organized in Taliaferro County, was equipped with guns made by Murden. Grandson of Rev. soldier Richard Asbury Sr., Murden is buried in the cemetery slightly to the east of here.Erected 1992 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 131-6.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list.
Location. 33° 34.669′ N, 82° 58.92′ W. Marker is in Robinson, Georgia, in Taliaferro County. Marker is on Greensboro Road (U.S. 278) 0.1 miles west of Robinson Church Road, on the left when traveling west.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bethany Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Great Buffalo Lick (approx. 4.6 miles away); Roselle Mercier Montgomery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Crawfordville Methodist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Taliaferro County World War I Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Liberty Hall (approx. 5.2 miles away); Crawfordville Confederate Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Taliaferro County World Wars Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away).
Also see . . . Company D, 15th Georgia Infantry. Service history of the company. (Submitted on January 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,578 times since then and 75 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 13, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
