The land where you now stand was originally settled by Revolutionary War hero and statesman General Solomon Wood. To protect against Indian attacks Wood built a fort approximately one mile to the east for protection of his family and neighbors. . . . — — Map (db m103273) HM
On a high knoll, overlooking the surrounding
land, stood the home of General Solomon Wood,
Revolutionary soldier. Near this home, General
Wood built a blockhouse for the protection of
his family and neighbors. When there was any
sign or sound . . . — — Map (db m21217) HM
The highway crossing here is the Old Savannah Road, one of the earliest vehicular routes west of the Ogeechee River. It led from Savannah to the Rock Landing on the Oconee, below today's Milledgeville, along the course of a former trading path to . . . — — Map (db m21216) HM
And home of
General Solomon Wood.
1756 - 1815
Officer of the American Revolution. Pioneer, and first Senator
of Jefferson County. — — Map (db m21332) HM
On Nov. 28, 1864, Jackson's division, 20th Corps
(Williams), of Gen. Sherman's army [USA],
destroyed the railroad from Davisboro, No. 12,
CRR, to Spier's Turnout (Bartow), No. 11, CRR,
while Geary's division and the First Michigan
Engineers . . . — — Map (db m21209) HM
Union Major General William T. Sherman and the 17th Corps of his army's "Right Wing" left their encampment at New Hope Methodist Church on Tuesday morning, November 29, 1864. They marched generally southeast toward Tarver Place, Plantation. Their . . . — — Map (db m103357) HM