Lakeland in Lanier County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Home of Governor E. D. Rivers
(1895-1967)
Photographed by David Seibert, November 11, 2002
1. Home of Governor E. D. Rivers Marker
Eurith Dickinson Rivers was governor of Georgia from 1937 to 1941. He actively supported President Franklin D. Roosevelts New Deal Program. Rivers innovative leadership produce Georgias first Department of Public Welfare, free school books, the State Highway Patrol, and modernization of the state highway system. Born in Arkansas, Rivers married Lucile Lashley in 1914 and moved with his family to Milltown (later Lakeland) in 1920 to practice law. He is buried in Lakeland. Built in 1940 on the shores of Banks Lake, the ranch style house, designed by Frank Byrd, was relocated to this site in the early 1980s.
Erected 2002 by Georgia Historical Society, LILA, Inc., Lanier County Lions Club, Farmers and Merchants Bank, and Lakeland-Lanier Chamber of Commerce. (Marker Number 86-1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
Location. 31° 2.266′ N, 83° 5.475′ W. Marker is in Lakeland, Georgia, in Lanier County. It is on West Main Street (Georgia Route 122) 0.1 miles west of North Pine Street, on the right
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joshua Lee (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oaklawn Baptist Academy (approx. one mile away); The Hotel Milltown (approx. one mile away); Stapleton's Grocery (approx. one mile away); M. E. Johnson (approx. one mile away); Lanier County (approx. one mile away); The Milltown Air Line Locomotive (approx. one mile away); Union Baptist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeland.
Also see . . . E. D. Rivers 1895-1967. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on October 9, 2009.)
Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010
2. Home of Governor E. D. Rivers Marker
Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010
3. Home of Governor E. D. Rivers Marker
The home is in the background
Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010
4. Home of Governor E. D. Rivers
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,546 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 4, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 5, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
