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Near Jeffersonville in Twiggs County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Marion

 
 
Marion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, November 3, 2010
1. Marion Marker
Inscription. Marion, incorporated in 1816, was the first county seat of Twiggs County. Named for General Francis Marion, the Revolutionary “Swamp Fox”, it was a trading center and metropolis in ante bellum days. Its decline began when residents refused to accept the “intrusion of the iron horse” after the original survey of the Central Railroad routed the line through Marion. In 1868 the county site was moved six miles to Jeffersonville. Residents moved away, leaving a dead town and large abandoned homes.

U.S. Geodetic Survey in 1948 established this Vicinity as the exact center of Georgia.
 
Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 143-1.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
 
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 32° 39.722′ N, 83° 26.254′ W. Marker was near Jeffersonville, Georgia, in Twiggs County. Marker was at the intersection of Jeffersonville-Bullard and Marion Road, on the right when traveling east on Jeffersonville-Bullard. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Jeffersonville GA 31044, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8
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other markers are within 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Geographic Center of Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Richland Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Arthur Fort, 1750-1833 (approx. 4.1 miles away); Twiggs County Civil War Monument (approx. 5.6 miles away); Ezekiel Wimberley (approx. 5.6 miles away); Twiggs County (approx. 5.6 miles away); Stone Creek Baptist Church - 1808 (approx. 7.6 miles away); Tarversville (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeffersonville.
 
Marion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, November 3, 2010
2. Marion Marker
Marion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, November 3, 2010
3. Marion Marker
Looking north; Jeffersonville-Bullard Road is in the foreground.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 652 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on October 16, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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