Villa Rica in Carroll County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Villa Rica Explosion Memorial

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 12, 2025

1. Villa Rica Explosion Memorial

Inscription. This monument is placed in memory of those lives lost in the explosion of Villa Rica Dec. 5, 1957

Margaret Berry
Rob Broom
Dr. Jack Burnham
Carolyn Davis
Johnny Dyer
O.T. Dyer
Kenneth Hendrix
Oscar Hixon
Rozella Johnson
Bobby Roberts
Ann Pope Smith
Carl Vinter

Donated by Jones-Wynn Funeral Home

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is December 5, 1957.

Location. 33° 43.911′ N, 84° 55.181′ W. Marker is in Villa Rica, Georgia, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of West Bankhead Highway (U.S. 78) and South Candler Street, on the right when traveling west on West Bankhead Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 132 W Bankhead Hwy, Villa Rica GA 30180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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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: Villa Rica Explosion (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank of Villa Rica (within shouting distance of this marker); Villa Rica's Textile Industry (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom Riders (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Mill (about 500 feet away); Thomas Andrew Dorsey (about 600 feet away); Thomas A. Dorsey (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fullerville Jail (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Villa Rica.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 12, 2025

2. Villa Rica Explosion Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.