Milledgeville in Baldwin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia Farm

Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2007

1. Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia Farm Marker

Inscription. Andalusia was the home of writer Flannery O’Connor from 1951 until her death in 1964. Born in Savannah in 1925, O’Connor and her family moved to Milledgeville in 1940. O’Connor left Georgia for a time, but returned to Milledgeville in 1951 after being diagnosed with lupus. She then moved with her mother, Regina Cline O’Connor, to the family farm, Andalusia. Here she found inspiration for many of the settings and characters in her stories. While living here, O’Connor completed her two novels, Wise Blood (1952) and The Violent Bear It Away (1960), as well as her two collections of short stories, A Good Man is Hard to Find (1955) and Everything That Rises Must Converge published posthumously in 1965.

Erected 2007 by Georgia Historical Society and the Flannery O’Connor – Andalusia Foundation, Inc. (Marker Number 005-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 33° 7.475′ N, 83° 15.856′ W. Marker is in Milledgeville, Georgia, in Baldwin County. It is on North Columbia Street (U.S. 441) 0 miles south of Pearl

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Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on opposite side of street from entrance to Andalusia. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2623 North Columbia Street, Milledgeville GA 31061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail

and in the 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Junction of 20th and 14th Corps (approx. 2 miles away); Jarrett Springs (approx. 3.4 miles away); Brown-Stetson-Sanford House (approx. 3½ miles away); State College (approx. 3½ miles away); Georgia State Penitentiary (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Allen Strain (approx. 3.6 miles away); Route of the Twentieth Corps (approx. 3.6 miles away); Dr. Charles Holmes Herty (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milledgeville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The March to the Sea (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2007

2. Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia Farm Marker

Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia Farm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 16, 2006

3. Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia Farm

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,839 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.