Knoxville in Crawford County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Alexis de Tocqueville
Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010
1. Alexis de Tocqueville Marker
Placed by C-SPAN and The Cable Television Industry while retracing the tour in 1997-1998
Erected 1998 by C-SPAN and The Cable Television Industry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 32° 43.472′ N, 83° 59.878′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Georgia, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of East Crusselle Street (U.S. 80) and Fair Play Hill Road, on the right when traveling east on East Crusselle Street. The marker is located to the left of the front door on the first floor of he Crawford County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Knoxville GA 31050, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crawford County (here, next to this marker); Federal Wire Road (a few steps from this marker); Joanna Troutman (a few steps from this marker); William Bartram Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named William Bartram Trail
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Also see . . .
1. Alexis de Tocqueville. A detailed Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on March 7, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
2. de Tocqueville web site. A web site devoted to de Tocqueville and C-SPAN's "The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour" (Submitted on March 7, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010
2. Alexis de Tocqueville Marker
The front door of the Crawford County County Courthouse, with the de Tocqueville marker on the left and the HABS marker on the right.
Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010
3. Crawford County Courthouse
The de Tocqueville marker can be seen to the left of the lower front door.
Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010
4. Historic American Buildings Survey Marker
A marker attesting that the Crawford County Courthouse has been added to the Historic American Buildings Survey is opposite the de Tocqueville marker on the front of the courthouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,360 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 6, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
