Preston in Webster County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lannahassee

Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2012

1. Lannahassee Marker

Inscription. Lannahassee, near the Indian village by that name on Lannahassee Creek, was the first white settlement (1836) after the Creek Indians left the area to migrate westward. About 1851 the town moved a mile or two away and became McIntosh. When the County of Kinchafoonee, later Webster, was created in 1853, the name of the settlement was changed to Preston and it became the county seat. The Creek Indians lived in this section from about 1700 until their migration after the treaty at Indian Springs.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 152-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 32° 3.967′ N, 84° 32.248′ W. Marker is in Preston, Georgia, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of Hamilton Street (U.S. 280) and Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on Hamilton Street. The marker stands on the lawn of the Webster County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6330 Hamilton Street, Preston GA 31824, 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 7 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: Veterans (here, next to this marker); Webster County (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter F. George (within shouting distance of this marker); First Confederate Flag Raising in Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Archery, Georgia (approx. 6.2 miles away); Jimmy Carter's Boyhood Farm / From Here To Plains (approx. 6.7 miles away); Jimmy Carter Slept Here (approx. 6.7 miles away); Always a Reckoning (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Preston.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2012

2. Lannahassee Marker

Washington Street is on the left.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2012

3. Lannahassee Marker

The Webster County Courthouse is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.