Tucker in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Browning Courthouse

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, August 14, 2024

1. Browning Courthouse Marker

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Inscription.
Tucker, Georgia
c. 1860
Last Court Held 1977
Present Location 1985
Dedicated 1988
Historical marker presented by
Ann Pope Washington Chapter
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
October 25, 1994

Erected 1994 by Colonial Dames XVII Century.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 33° 51.294′ N, 84° 13.259′ W. Marker is in Tucker, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is on LaVista Road east of Henderson Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4898 Lavista Rd, Tucker GA 30084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Browning's Court House (approx. ¼ mile away); Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain (approx. 0.4 miles away); Logan’s Corps Moves to Henderson’s Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Logan’s 15th Corps & Garrard’s Cavalry (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site: Henderson’s Mill (approx. 1.8 miles away); The March to Decatur (approx. 2.1 miles away); Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur (approx. 2.1 miles away); Federal Left Wing to Decatur (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucker.

Also see . . .
1. Tucker Historical Society. (Submitted on April 19, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)
2. Tucker History.

We recognize the anniversary of Tucker, Georgia as June 25, 1892, when Alpheus Chewning was appointed Postmaster for Tucker by the US Postal Service.

(Submitted on April 19, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, 20240814

2. Browning Courthouse Marker

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Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, 20240814

3. Browning Courthouse Marker

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2024, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2024, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.