Gainesville in Hall County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of the Home of General James Longstreet
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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hall County Sesquicentennial (approx. ¼ 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
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 1,661 times since then and 141 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.