Cuthbert in Randolph County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mother of Georgia's Pecan Industry

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 5, 2025

1. Mother of Georgia's Pecan Industry Marker

Inscription. Recognized officially and designated in 1923 by the American Tree Association as “The Mother of Georgia’s Pecan Industry,” the giant seedling just west of this marker was planted in 1848 in the flower and fruit garden of Judge and Mrs. William Taylor, pioneer citizens of Cuthbert. The seed nut was brought from Texas by Mrs. Taylor’s Mother, Mrs. Rebecca Jackson Brooking, traditionally a cousin of Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson, and planted here. Judge Taylor was the first Judge of the former Southwestern Circuit, 1840-44. He built the white-columned Colonial Mansion just north of the tree as his home. He gave the Cuthbert Methodist Church the land on which it stands and his widow, Mrs. Maria Brooking Taylor gave Andrew College the lot on which its first buildings were erected in 1854.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 120-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 31° 46.477′ N, 84° 47.434′ W. Marker is in Cuthbert, Georgia, in Randolph County. It is on North Lumpkin Street 0.1 miles north of

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Church Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is in the 400 block of North Lumpkin Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 243 North Lumpkin Street, Cuthbert GA 39840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 walking distance of this marker: The George McDonald House (within shouting distance of this marker); Rolling Stores (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The City of Cuthbert and Early Randolph County (about 800 feet away); The Second Creek War in Randolph County (about 800 feet away); Frederick Davis Patterson, M.D. / Patterson Hospital (about 800 feet away); 1929 American LaFrance Fire Truck (approx. 0.2 miles away); Randolph County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuthbert.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 5, 2025

2. Mother of Georgia's Pecan Industry Marker

Looking south. North Lumpkin Street is on the left.