Gainesville in Hall County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of the Home of General James Longstreet
Photographed by David Seibert, October 20, 2012
1. Site of the Home of General James Longstreet Marker
Erected 1936 by Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) and the United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.).
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 34° 18.867′ N, 83° 49.567′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Georgia, in Hall County. It is at the intersection of Longstreet Circle and Park Hill Drive, on the left when traveling east on Longstreet Circle. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gainesville GA 30501, 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, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hall County Sesquicentennial (approx. Ό mile away); Dr. Emmett Ethridge Butler (approx. 0.9 miles away); George Washington (approx. one mile away); Federal Building (approx. one mile away); The Historic Jackson Building (approx. one mile away); Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902 (approx. one mile away); First Private Mint / Templeton Reid Mint (approx. one mile away); U.D.C. Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.
Regarding Site of the Home of General James Longstreet. General Longstreet's home burned in April 1889 under what were described as "mysterious circumstances."
The Wikipedia biography of General Longstreet is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Longstreet
Photographed by David Seibert, October 20, 2012
2. Site of the Home of General James Longstreet Marker
A statue of General Longstreet stands at the top of the hill in the distance, where his home stood.
Photographed by David Seibert, October 20, 2012
3. Site of the Home of General James Longstreet Marker
The rear of the marker stone, looking toward the intersection of Longstreet Circle (left) and Park Hill Drive (right).
Photographed by David Seibert, October 20, 2012
4. General James Longstreet Statue
The life-sized statue standing on the site of General Longstreet's home was erected in October 2001. It was sculpted by Gregory Johnson, endowed by the estate of the late L. Denton Hadaway, and erected by the General James Longstreet Chapter 46, United Daughters of the Confederacy, of Gainesville. General Longstreet has his foot on an ammunition box, with his order book in his hand.
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5. General James Longstreet
The photograph was taken after the Civil War.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,776 times since then and 199 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 20, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
