Good Hope in Walton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Moina Michael
Photographed by David Seibert, June 20, 2009
1. Moina Michael Marker
Moina Michael
“The Poppy Lady”
1869 – 1944
Originator of War Memorial Emblem
The Flanders Field Poppy
Buried in City Cemetery
Monroe, Georgia
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the In Flanders Fields series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.
Location. 33° 46.703′ N, 83° 34.033′ W. Marker is in Good Hope, Georgia, in Walton County. It is at the intersection of Moina Michaels Road and Colonial Drive, on the left when traveling north on Moina Michaels Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Good Hope GA 30641, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. 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: The Poppy Lady (approx. 1.2 miles away); Matthew Talbot (approx. 3.8 miles away); Bostwick (approx. 4.1 miles away); Moores Ford Lynching (approx. 6 miles away); Fairplay (approx. 6.3 miles away); Oak Branch Fairgrounds, Racetrack and Branch Family Home (approx. 6.9 miles away); Mallory (approx. 7.6 miles away); Flat Rock (approx. 7.8 miles away).
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Photographed by David Seibert, June 20, 2009
2. Moina Michael Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,313 times since then and 124 times this year. Last updated on November 11, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
