Ellijay in Gilmer County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gilmer County Union Soldiers Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025
1. Dedicated to the Memory of the Union Soldiers of Gilmer County Marker
1861 1865
Erected 2003 by Lewis Payne and the Citizens of Gilmer County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 34° 40.588′ N, 84° 29.625′ W. Memorial is in Ellijay, Georgia, in Gilmer County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Old State Highway 5) and Bobcat Trail, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Location of the marker is across from the entrance to the Gilmer County Civic Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1561 S Main St, Ellijay GA 30540, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honored Veterans of Gilmer County (a few steps from this marker); Gilmer County Confederate Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Purple Heart - Combat Wounded (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Hetzel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 1.4 miles away); Gilmer County War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles
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Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025
2. Wide view of Union Soldiers of Gilmer County Memorial and statue
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025
3. Wide view of Union Soldiers of Gilmer County Marker with other memorials at the Civic Center
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
