Oglethorpe in Macon County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Timothy Barnard

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

1. Timothy Barnard Marker

Inscription. Timothy Barnard, first white settler known to live on land now in Macon County, operated an Indian Trading Post on the west bank of the Flint River one mile southeast of here from pre-Revolutionary days until he died in 1820. For his loyalty to the American cause, his sons by his Uchee wife were give reserves in the County. Trusted by his Indian neighbors, he became Assistant and Interpreter to Benjamin Hawkins, Indian Agent. Through here he blazed Barnard’s Paths, principal early trails from the Chattahoochee River to St. Mary’s and St. Augustine.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 096-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 32° 17.55′ N, 84° 3.771′ W. Marker is in Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Macon County. It is at the intersection of Chatham Street (Georgia Route 49) and N. Randolph Street, on the right when traveling south on Chatham Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oglethorpe GA 31068, 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

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are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Macon County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lumpkin Academy (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mt. Zion Lutheran Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Unknown Soldier (approx. 7.3 miles away); Memorial to American Former Prisoners of War Stalag XVII-B (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Raiders' Graves (approx. 7.4 miles away); In Memory of ... (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oglethorpe.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

2. Timothy Barnard Marker

Looking northeast on Chatham Street toward the center of Oglethorpe

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,387 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.