Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Meadow Garden

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 6, 2010

1. Meadow Garden Marker

Inscription. Residence George Walton 1792 - 1804
Signer of
The Declaration of Independence
Delegate to Continental Congress
Representative & Senator
Chief Justice and Twice Governor
of Georgia
W.P.A. 1936 D.A.R.

Erected by City of Augusta, Works Progress Administration, D.A.R.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.

Location. 33° 28.435′ N, 81° 58.76′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is on Independence Drive near near 13th Street (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west. Located Opposite Walton Rehab Hospital. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Walton (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Meadow Garden (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Augusta Canal

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(about 700 feet away); James Ryder Randall (approx. ¼ mile away); Sacred Heart Cultural Center (approx. ¼ mile away); Turbine Power (approx. 0.3 miles away); Curtis Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Regarding Meadow Garden. Meadow Garden, home of George Walton, Revolutionary Patriot and soldier, Governor, Congressman, Senator, Jurist. With Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall, he signed the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, for the State of Georgia. Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, 1749, George Walton went to Savannah about 1769 and read law under Henry Young, Esq. Prominent in Revolutionary activities from the start at Tondee’s Tavern, July 27, 1774, he became President of the Council of Safety, delegate to Continental Congress. In 1777 he married Dorothy Camber of Chatham County. Commissioned a Colonel by Gov. Bulloch, he was wounded and captured in the siege of Savannah, 1779. Soon after his release he was elected Governor. In 1780 he built Meadow Garden, on a 200 acre tract of land on the edge Augusta. Many great men of the day visited Meadow Garden. George Washington was a guest here in 1791 and

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 6, 2010

2. Meadow Garden Marker

Erected by
City of Augusta
Richard E. Allen, Jr.
Mayor

Gen. LaFayette paid his respects to the Walton family here in 1825. George Walton died at Meadow Garden, February 2, 1804 and was buried at Rosney Chapel. His body was later moved to the Signers Monument in front of the Courthouse. Meadow Garden, one of the foremost shrines of the Revolution, was purchased in 1900 by the Nat. Soc. DAR. Filled with rare colonial treasures, it is maintained by the Augusta Chapter DAR, aided by other Georgia chapters.
(Georgia Historical Commission)

Also see . . . George Walton, from Wikipedia. ... With a broken leg Walton was held captive for the British army for two years. He was exchanged for a British naval officer and released, despite his having been a signer of the Declaration, which, technically, made him a traitor to the British crown. ... (Submitted on July 18, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Additional commentary.
1. Historic Status
Meadow Garden was added to the National Register of Historic Place on July 19, 1976 and
designated a National Historic Landmark on December 21, 1981.

— Submitted June 2, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 6, 2010

3. Meadow Garden Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 6, 2010

4. Meadow Garden Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 6, 2010

5. Meadow Garden Marker

Meadow Garden
Home of
George Walton
Circa 1792
The Georgia State Society
Daughters of the
American Revolution

Meadow Garden Marker, seen at far right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 6, 2010

6. Meadow Garden Marker, seen at far right

Meadow Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 11, 2022

7. Meadow Garden

Internet Archive

8. Meadow Garden

“Home of George Walton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. President Washington was a guest in this home in 1791.”
From American Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXVII, December, 1905. No. 6. Page 845.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 10, 2025

9. Meadow Garden Marker

National Historic Landmark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 10, 2025

10. National Historic Landmark

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,905 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 18, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 8. submitted on January 23, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 9, 10. submitted on June 2, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.