Near Butler in Taylor County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Wire Road

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

1. The Wire Road Marker

Inscription. The Wire Road, named for a line of telegraph wire once stretched along it, formed a part of the stage highway from Richmond to New Orleans. About 3 miles from the Flint River on this road is the Crowell Methodist Church, founded in 1826, on the site of an Indian Agency. Near the church were stables where fresh horses were kept for stagecoaches. Near Fickling’s Mill was an inn where travelers on coaches spent the night. Many noted guests, including General LaFayette, were entertained at the Peter Corbin mansion which stood about a mile from the Flint River on Wire Road.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 133-3A.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 32° 39.355′ N, 84° 10.426′ W. Marker is near Butler, Georgia, in Taylor County. It is on Georgia Route 137 0.2 miles east of Fickling Mill Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Butler GA 31006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Bartram Trail (approx. ¼ mile

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away); Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Lawrence (approx. 4.3 miles away); Tuscaloosa Formation (approx. 4.9 miles away); Creek Agency (approx. 5 miles away); Auchumpkee Creek Bridge (approx. 7.6 miles away); Taylor County War Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butler.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

2. The Wire Road Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

3. The Wire Road Marker

Looking east on Georgia Highway 137 toward the Crowell Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,504 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.