Irwinton in Wilkinson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
George Henry Carswell
1874 1935
Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011
1. George Henry Carswell Marker
Graduate Mercer University
Member General Assembly, House and Senate
President Senate
Trustee Georgia School Technology
Author of Elders-Carswell School Law
Champion of Eleemosynary Institutions
Benefactor of Confederate Veterans and their Families
Secretary of State
Reverse
His neighbors and friends bear grateful testimony through this memorial to the life and worth of a good and able man who served well his state and generation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics.
Location. 32° 48.65′ N, 83° 10.433′ W. Marker is in Irwinton, Georgia, in Wilkinson County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Georgia Route 57) and Bacon Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. The marker is located in front of the Wilkinson County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Irwinton GA 31042, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wilkinson County (within shouting distance of this marker); The March to the Sea (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); McIntyre (approx. 2.3 miles away); Major John Hatcher
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Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011
2. George Henry Carswell Marker
Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011
3. George Henry Carswell Marker Reverse
Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011
4. George Henry Carswell Marker
The marker with the courthouse in the background
Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011
5. George Henry Carswell Marker
The marker, at the edge of West Main Street (Georgia Highway 57)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 22, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
