Gill Drug Company

Ellaville History Wall

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2021

1. Gill Drug Company Marker

Inscription. Gill Drug Company was a consolidation of Jordan Drug Store and Wilson Drug Company. Jordan Drug Store was established In 1900 on the NE corner of Broad and Oglethorpe Streets. In 1932 Clark Gill and Paul Gill purchased the business from Mr. E. Roney Jordan and Dr. John Randolph Jordan Sr., who asked that they retain the Jordan name. In 1935 Clark sold his interest to Paul, who then purchased Wilson Drug Company in 1961 and consolidated the two pharmacies into the Wilson storefront, which is the present location of Gill Drug Company. The store was originally Bridges and Dixon Druggist as shown above. At one time it was Bridges & Hogg's Drug Store. Then Dr. Benjamin Lindslay Bridges and Dr. Thomas Watson Wilson operated the Bridges and Wilson Drug Store until Dr. Wilson bought out Dr. Bridges and renamed it Wilson Drug Company. For a few years the store was the Wilson-Sullins Drug Company. Commissioned by Paula Gill Williams in memory of her father, Paul Leon Gill.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near

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32° 14.251′ N, 84° 18.439′ W. Marker was in Ellaville, Georgia, in Schley County. It was on South Wilson Street just south of Oglethorpe Street (Georgia Route 26), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 55 South Wilson Street, Ellaville GA 31806, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 6 other markers are within 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Hill's Mill (a few steps from this marker); History of Ellaville and Schley County (within shouting distance

Gill Drug Company Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2021

2. Gill Drug Company Mural

of this marker); Schley County Confederate Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schley County (about 500 feet away); Pond Town (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mt. Zion Lutheran Church (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellaville.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Bank of Ellaville (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Suwannee Store (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Schley County Jail (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Burton House (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); The Peacock Hotel (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Ellaville High School • Schley County High School (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Ellaville High School (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); The Ellaville Depot (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Greene's Dairy (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Stevens Cotton Gin (was

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2021

3. Gill Drug Company Marker

a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. Marker and mural were located on the Ellaville History Wall. The wall came down in a storm.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Ellaville History Wall

Ellaville History Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2021

4. Ellaville History Wall

Marker is #4 - from the left – of 12.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.