Washington in Wilkes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Slave Market
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 13, 2015
1. Slave Market Marker
Lewis Prudhomme's
Slave
Market
1795-1808
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans.
Location. 33° 44.267′ N, 82° 44.367′ W. Marker is in Washington, Georgia, in Wilkes County. It is at the intersection of West Square and West Court Street, on the right when traveling south on West Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 West Square, Washington GA 30673, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Washington-Wilkes Vietnam Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodmen of the World Supreme Sacrifice Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Cabinet Meeting of the C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Lindsey Chevrolet Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); First Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dissolution of the Confederate Government (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkes County Confederate Memorial
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Photographed by Brian Scott, September 13, 2015
2. Slave Market Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 13, 2015
3. Slave Market Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 13, 2015
4. Site of Old Slave Market
Parking Lot North of Lindsey Chevrolet Company
Parking Lot North of Lindsey Chevrolet Company
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 10, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
