Athens in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pawson Garden

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 20, 2022

1. Pawson Garden Marker

Inscription. Named in honor of Captain Richard P. Pawson, SC, USN (Ret.) who constructed this garden from a drawing by Mrs. Mary Alice Donley
Although Captain Pawson retired after nearly 33 years of active naval duty , he continued his service to the Supply Corps. From October 1974 to July 1986 he served as Executive Director of the Navy Supply Corps Association and Foundation and as curator of The Supply Corps Museum. Captain Pawson’s devoted service to the Supply Corps since his retirement from active duty was as a non-paid volunteer.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 33° 57.836′ N, 83° 24.282′ W. Marker is in Athens, Georgia, in Athens-Clarke County. It can be reached from Carter Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Carter Rd, Athens GA 30606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Classic City Area

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); John Rice Hudson Clinic (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. Navy Supply Corps School / Former Site of Georgia State Normal School (about 700 feet away); May Erwin Talmadge (approx. ¼ mile away); America’s First Garden Club (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dr. William Lorenzo Moss Birthplace (approx. ¾ mile away); The Taylor-Grady House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lucy Cobb Institute (1858-1931) (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 20, 2022

2. Pawson Garden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.