Alamo in Wheeler County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wheeler County
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
1. Wheeler County Marker
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Aug. 14, 1912, is named for Gen. Joseph Wheeler, famous Confederate Cavalry leader and Major General of Cavalry in the Spanish War. He twice saved Augusta from Kilpatrick's Union Cavalry, at Waynesboro, Ga., in 1864 and at Aiken, S.C. in `65. For his brilliant work at Santiago Teddy Roosevelt called him "a regular gamecock." First County Officers were: Ordinary Wm. B. Kent, Superior Court Clerk John Durden Brown, Sheriff J.F. Wright, Tax Receiver W.T. Hadden, Tax Collector J.A. Martin, Treasurer Daniel Pope, Surveyor E. Miller and Coroner James J. Brantley.
Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 153-1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 14, 1740.
Location. 32° 8.884′ N, 82° 46.924′ W. Marker is in Alamo, Georgia, in Wheeler County. It is on Pearl Avenue near Pine
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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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nancy Hart Highway (approx. 6.9 miles away); Little Ocmulgee's Visitor Center (approx. 7.7 miles away); Talmadge Home (approx. 8.4 miles away); Telfair County (approx. 8.8 miles away); Telfair County Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.9 miles away); Marion Bayard Folsom (approx. 8.9 miles away); South Georgia College Administration Building (approx. 9.3 miles away); Methodism at Spring Hill
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2009
2. Wheeler County Marker at the County Courthouse
Marker seen at far lower left
Also see . . .
1. Wheeler County. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry:
The 298-square-mile county is named after Joseph Wheeler, a general who served in the Confederate cavalry during the Civil War (1861-65) and later in the Spanish-American War (1898). (Submitted on October 25, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Joseph Wheeler. Wikipedia entry:
During his career in the Confederate States Army, Wheeler was wounded three times, lost 36 staff officers to combat, and a total of 16 horses were shot from under him. (Submitted on October 25, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2009
3. Wheeler County Courthouse
Photographed by Wikipedia
4. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, County namesake
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2009
5. Wheeler County Veteran's Memorial
Tribute to Vets of WW I, WW II, Korea, Vietnam, and Gulf War
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,908 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 25, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
