Clinton in Jones County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
LaFayette
Photographed by David Seibert, November 7, 2009
1. La Fayette Marker
LaFayette
Paused Here and
Made an Address
Erected by Oliver Morton Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Jones County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Lafayettes Farewell Tour series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1936.
Location. 32° 59.917′ N, 83° 33.45′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Georgia, in Jones County. It is at the intersection of Pulaski Street and Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on Pulaski Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gray GA 31032, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Macarthy-Pope House (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Clinton (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Griswold (about 700 feet away); Shermans Right Wing (about 700 feet away); The Stoneman Raid (about 700 feet away); Clinton Female Seminary (about 700 feet away); Gen. Iversons Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clinton Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.
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Photographed by David Seibert, November 7, 2009
2. La Fayette Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 5, 2015
3. General the Marquis de Lafayette
This portrait of Lafayette by an unknown American Artist hangs in the Museum of the Historical Society of Maryland in Baltimore.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,201 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3. submitted on November 7, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
