Near Crawfordville in Taliaferro County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of Chivers Plantation and Store
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Photographed By David Seibert, November 14, 2009
1. Site of Chivers Plantation and Store Marker
Inscription.
Site of Chivers Plantation and Store. >>>------>. At this crossroads stood the store and drug shop of Col. Robert Chivers, father of Georgia’s “lost poet,” Dr. Thomas Holley Chivers. Born at his father’s plantation home nearby in 1809, Dr. Chivers graduated in medicine at Transylvania Univ. in 1830. He practiced for a short time at this store and, after an unhappy marriage, left this section. After wandering for some time, he settled in Decatur until his death in 1858. “The Lost Pleiad and Other Poems” (1842) is his most popular work. He is known for his influence on Swinburne, Rossetti and, especially, Edgar Allen Poe.
At this crossroads stood the store and drug shop of Col. Robert Chivers, father of Georgia’s “lost poet,” Dr. Thomas Holley Chivers. Born at his father’s plantation home nearby in 1809, Dr. Chivers graduated in medicine at Transylvania Univ. in 1830. He practiced for a short time at this store and, after an unhappy marriage, left this section. After wandering for some time, he settled in Decatur until his death in 1858. “The Lost Pleiad and Other Poems” (1842) is his most popular work. He is known for his influence on Swinburne, Rossetti and, especially, Edgar Allen Poe.
Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 131-15.)
Location. 33° 36.616′ N, 82° 49.954′ W. Marker is near Crawfordville, Georgia, in Taliaferro County. Marker is at the intersection of Sandy Cross Road NE and Hillman Road NE, on the right when traveling north on Sandy Cross Road NE. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crawfordville GA 30631, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Looking east, toward the site of the Chivers' store and home
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,393 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.