Eatonton in Putnam County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Town Well Shelter

Photographed by David Seibert, February 19, 2005

1. The Town Well Shelter Marker

Inscription. This well shelter was probably built in 1839 when James Wright fulfilled his contract to dig a new well and build a well shelter on the public square for one hundred and fifty dollars. In 1902 a public drinking fountain was installed on the public square and the well was filled in. At that time the well shelter was removed from the public square and at the request of Hampton C. Walker the well shelter was placed over the well located on the property line between “the old Adam Hafner House” and “the old Dan O’Sullivan House,” the “middle of the well” having been the property line between the two lots since 1817. Years later W. Wingfield Walker, through inheritance from his father Hampton C. Walker, owned both lots and sold them. The well, a landmark of long standing, was filled in when the present Radio Station was constructed in 1962. The well shelter, having sustained only minor alterations and repairs over the years, was removed at the request of W. Wingfield Walker to Turner Park.

Erected 1985 by Uncle Remus Museum, Inc.

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topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 33° 19.288′ N, 83° 23.293′ W. Marker is in Eatonton, Georgia, in Putnam County. It is on South Oak Street (U.S. 441) 0 miles north of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located in Turner Park, next to the Uncle Remus Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cave Spring GA 30124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail

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 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 walking distance of this marker: The Smithy (a few steps from this marker); Uncle Remus Museum (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022

2. The Town Well Shelter Marker

Branch Bank of the State of Georgia at Eatonton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Honor of Joel Chandler Harris (approx. 0.3 miles away); Putnam County Court House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Stoneman Raid (approx. 0.3 miles away); Putnam County (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eatonton.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 995 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 12, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on May 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.