Thomaston in Upson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Upson County Revolutionary War Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

1. Upson County Revolutionary War Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of America's Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Upson County, Georgia
1775-1783

William Carraway • Henry Kendall, Sr. • Valentine Horsley • Richard Respress • James Walker • Benjamin Hamrick

Erected 1995 by John Houstoun Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 32° 53.243′ N, 84° 19.584′ W. Memorial is in Thomaston, Georgia, in Upson County. It is on South Center Street (U.S. 19) north of West Gordon Street (Georgia Route 74), on the left when traveling north. Memorial location is to the southeast of the Upson County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 S Center Street, Thomaston GA 30286, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the

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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: First Cannon Ball (here, next to this marker); O. W. Jones & Son Mural (within shouting distance of this marker); Upson Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Upson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Upson County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); General John B. Gordon (within shouting distance of this marker); Upson County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Timothy Bernard Seay, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomaston.

Upson County Revolutionary War Memorial, southeast of the Upson County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

2. Upson County Revolutionary War Memorial, southeast of the Upson County Courthouse

Gravesite of William Carraway, listed on the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

3. Gravesite of William Carraway, listed on the memorial

Site is at Glenwood Cemetery in Thomaston

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.