Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Samuel Cooper

1754-1841

— Soldier –- American Revolution —

Samuel Cooper Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, February 1992

1. Samuel Cooper Marker

Inscription. Born in Maryland, Cooper served in the South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution and participated in battles at Brandywine, Germantown and Stony Point. After the War he moved to Putnam County, Georgia and later to Muscogee County where he had drawn 202 1/2 acres in the 1827 Lottery. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he is buried with his family in a cemetery which was located in front and south of his home. His last words were “Jesus is good.” Abandoned many years, the cemetery was reclaimed and restored in May 1989.

Erected 1990 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission; Coweta Falls Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution; Oglethorpe, George Walton, and Button Gwinnett Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1989.

Location. 32° 31.406′ N, 84° 54.943′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It is at the intersection of Warm Springs Road and Miller

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Road, on the right when traveling north on Warm Springs Road. Marker and cemetery are located in front of a gasoline station and convenience store, at the edge of the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4800 Warm Springs Road, Columbus GA 31909, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Textile and Banking Pioneer (approx. 3.3 miles away); Liberty Hill Baptist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); St. Elmo (approx. 3.8 miles away); Leonard Spring (approx. 3.8 miles away); “Wildwood” (approx. 3.9 miles away); “Blind Tom” (approx. 4 miles away); He Helped Bring And Keep Fort Benning (approx. 4.1 miles away); Carson McCullers (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 1918 Diamond Jubilee 1993 Camp Benning / Fort Benning (was approx. 4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton

2. Samuel Cooper Marker

This view is roughly north on Warm Springs Road.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton

3. Samuel Cooper Marker

This view is looking south down Warm Springs Road. The graves are on the left (east) of the metal fence.

Samuel Cooper and family graves near the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton

4. Samuel Cooper and family graves near the marker.

The marker is just west of the graves, on the other side of the fence behind a bush. The graves are in a corner of a local gas station.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,892 times since then and 166 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 10, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.