Toomsboro in Wilkinson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert Toombs
Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011
1. Robert Toombs Marker
Robert Toombs
July 2, 1810 – Dec. 15, 1885
United States Senator
Secretary of State, C.S.A.
Patriot and Statesman
For whom the town of Toombsboro is named
Erected by Robert Toombs Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1880.
Location. 32° 49.533′ N, 83° 4.785′ W. Marker is in Toomsboro, Georgia, in Wilkinson County. It is on Georgia Route 112 0 miles north of Pineview Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in front of the Toomsboro Town Office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toomsboro GA 31090, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Toomsboro (approx. 0.3 miles away); Major John Hatcher (approx. 4.7 miles away); The March to the Sea (approx. 5½ miles away); Wilkinson County (approx. 5.6 miles away); George Henry Carswell (approx. 5.6 miles away); Ball's Ferry
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More about this marker. The marker, likely installed in the 1930s, describes the town as "Toombsboro" rather than the present Toomsboro.
Also see . . . Robert Toombs. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011
2. Robert Toombs Marker
Photographed by Matthew Brady (1823-1896)
3. Robert Augustus Toombs
Photo from Wikipedia Commons/Library of Congress
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 797 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 22, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
