Mount Vernon in Montgomery County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Montgomery County Courthouse
1907
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 9, 2021
1. Montgomery County Courthouse Marker
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has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Montgomery County
Courthouse
1907
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 32° 10.455′ N, 82° 35.685′ W. Marker is in Mount Vernon, Georgia, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from South Railroad Avenue (U.S. 221) just south of Broad Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the Montgomery County Courthouse, just to the left of the west/front entrance, facing South Railroad Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 South Railroad Avenue, Mount Vernon GA 30445, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Montgomery County (here, next to this marker); Montgomery County Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Montgomery County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Montgomery County (a few steps from this marker); Nancy Hart Highway (approx. 4½ miles away); Erected by Works Progress Administration (approx. 10.8 miles away); Minenwerfer (approx. 10.8 miles away); Unknown Confederate Graves (approx. 10.9 miles away).
Regarding Montgomery County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #80001122.
Also see . . . Montgomery County Courthouse. Wikipedia entry:
"It is a two-story courthouse made of cream and red brick and granite and limestone trim. It has a Doric tetrastyle portico at its main entrance, flanked by projecting pavilions with cream brick quoins. An octagonal dome rises from the center of the structure and features hooded clocks facing in four
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 9, 2021
2. Montgomery County Courthouse West/Front Entrance
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 9, 2021
3. Montgomery County Courthouse (north elevation)
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4. Montgomery County Courthouse (east elevation)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 9, 2021
5. Montgomery County Courthouse (west/front elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 4, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
