Three miles from here in a grove of oaks Antioch Baptist Church was established in a primitive log cabin, Sept. 18, 1809. Soon a building 40 x 60 was erected on 4-1/2 acres of land including the original site.
In Sept. 1827, 4,000 people . . . — — Map (db m16156) HM
Prior to the development of the modern financial institutions, many enterprises and ventures were funded through the sale of subscriptions or shares (e.g. railroad, newspapers). Bank startups also followed this pattern and, by 1870, Madison had at . . . — — Map (db m47810) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Bethany
The community of Bethany, anchored by the Bethany Baptist Church, appears on maps after 1915. A church congregation was . . . — — Map (db m19872) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Brownwood-Centennial
Located close to one another on the Old Sandtown Road, the communities of Brownwood and Centennial may have . . . — — Map (db m20483) HM
The Town of Madison Board of Commissioners selected one of their body each year to serve as President until an 1876 charter amendment incorporated the “City” of Madison and vested leadership in a Mayor and Board of Aldermen (later the . . . — — Map (db m48315) HM
Establishment of Madison was part of a larger movement to settle the Georgia frontier and the westward population shift. The first division of town land created 48 original lots, each measuring 100 by 200 feet. Lots were sold on February 23, 1809, . . . — — Map (db m47477) HM
Here are buried 51 unknown and one known Confederate soldier and one Negro hospital attendant. These men died of wounds or disease in the Confederate hospitals located nearby, the Stout, Blackie, Asylum, Turnbull, and some temporary ones. These . . . — — Map (db m19767) HM
(north face)
"Lord of Hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget, lest we forget."
"No nation rose so white and fair, none fell so pure of crime."
(west face)
"Their heroism abides in our hearts. Their unchallenged devotion . . . — — Map (db m207202) WM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Dorsey As early as 1839, historic maps identify a community called Palestine in proximity to the community that became known as Dorsey. . . . — — Map (db m21914) HM
Early academies were private, state chartered institutions. Only a year after the town founding in 1809, commissioners were appointed to organize Morgan County's first academy, officially incorporated as the Madison Academy in 1815. Both male and . . . — — Map (db m109714) HM
Common among the counties during the settlement period, Morgan County (1807) first transacted public business at a private residence - Fields Kennedy's home. After Madison was designated as the county seat in 1808 until the construction of a formal . . . — — Map (db m109716) HM
The earliest religious gatherings were held in private homes, schools, or public buildings until the individual congregations organized and constructed structures. Congregations formed quickly: the Methodists in 1807, the Presbyterians in 1821, and . . . — — Map (db m47965) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of Fairview
Located south of Madison between Highway 441 South, Pierce Dairy Road and Seven Islands Road, the Fairview community grew up . . . — — Map (db m19944) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Flat Rock
Identified with the Flat Rock Church and School that existed in the early 20th century, Flat Rock has African . . . — — Map (db m186542) HM
Like Madison's high-style architecture, its formal landscapes were Southern translations of both prevalent trends and earlier traditions. Boxwood gardens were an antebellum landscape feature gracing many Madison homes. Parterres were a garden form . . . — — Map (db m49601) HM
Empowered in 1894 to establish public schools, the City of Madison initiated construction of two graded schools, a contrast to one-room schoolhouses typical of rural areas. Nicholas Ittner of Atlanta built the brick graded school for white students . . . — — Map (db m48879) HM
In 1865, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands began assistance to former slaves. While efforts at educating freed slaves were strongest in Georgia's larger cities and towns, State Superintendent of Freedmen's Schools G.L. Eberhardt . . . — — Map (db m25574) HM
With freedom from slavery came freedom of assembly – particularly to worship, evidenced by the early establishment of the first independent black congregation in 1865. African-American churches, such as Calvary Baptist (1883), were the primary . . . — — Map (db m49131) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Godfrey
The town of Godfrey was incorporated by the Georgia Legislature on July 25, 1906. However, this community has much older . . . — — Map (db m16176) HM
Erected by
Henry Walton Chapter
Daughters of the America Revolution
In memory of
The Boys From Morgan County, Georgia
Who fought in the World War
April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918 — — Map (db m60788) WM
The siting of the railroad, while first controversial, created a new industrial corridor through the community. Just south of downtown, the Madison Steam Factory opened as a textile mill. In town, brokerage and warehouses built near the depots to . . . — — Map (db m49614) HM
Joshua Hill, noted Georgian of the Civil War and Reconstruction, was born in 1812 in the Abbeville District, S.C. He studied law and come to Ga. to practice, settling in Madison after living in Monticello for a time. Having strong Whig and Unionist . . . — — Map (db m9127) HM
With the arrival of the railroad, the traditional inn or tavern along former stagecoach routes gave way to boarding houses and hotels. In Madison, lodging sprang up along Jefferson Street to the square, providing rooms as well as sites for public . . . — — Map (db m49634) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Madison
Named in honor of U.S. President James Madison, the town of Madison was established as the permanent seat of Morgan County . . . — — Map (db m16233) HM
The municipal burial ground is a composite of four cemeteries reflecting the stages of community development. Early Madisonians first established a collective cemetery at the edge of town rather than sectarian burials in churchyards. The nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m186545) HM
The original foundation and some of the brick walls of the Madison Depot burned by Federal troops on Saturday, November 19, 1864, are still evident in the existing structure. It was one of the first brick depots on the Georgia Rail Road from . . . — — Map (db m103332) HM
Georgia Railroad chartered in 1833 reached Madison from Augusta in 1841. This, the first brick station in Georgia, was built by John B. Walker on land deeded by Adam B. Saffold. It was partially burned by federal troops Dec. 3, 1864. The first . . . — — Map (db m103174) HM
Morgan County was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1807 from Baldwin County. It was named for Gen. Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), a native of N.J. “Exactly fitted for the toils and pomp of war,” he served with distinction on Benedict Arnold’s . . . — — Map (db m34449) HM
Oliver Norvell Hardy, of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy, lived in the Turnell-Butler Hotel which once stood on this corner. He was born in Harlem, Georgia, on January 18, 1892. The family was in Madison by that February, and may have moved here . . . — — Map (db m15372) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Pennington
The Pennington Community was named for the Pennington family who first acquired land from ceded Native American . . . — — Map (db m16246) HM
The 1906 Perry Act established college-prep boarding schools for rural youth in each of Georgia’s12 congressional districts. Morgan, Putnam, and Wilkes counties submitted proposals for the 8th District Agricultural & Mechanical School campus, . . . — — Map (db m109712) HM
Early town development focused upon the town square, but that changed when cotton and railroads grew in importance. In 1837, Georgia Rail Road construction was announced, and rail service arrived four years later in Madison -- the end point until . . . — — Map (db m49670) HM
Georgia's General Assembly of 1865-1866 passed important property rights laws for its black population, most of whom had recently been emancipated. Blacks could legally buy, sell, inherit, and lease both land and personal property. The experience of . . . — — Map (db m20833) HM
Historic burial traditions parallel both the societal structure and economic status of the period. Old Cemetery reveals racially distinct sections reflected in the notable absence of family plots and headstones on the hill’s slope, where a memorial . . . — — Map (db m125858) HM
The Seven Islands - Alabama Road - was an important emigrant route to the west. Travelers from northeast Georgia and the upper Carolinas followed this trace to the Mississippi Territory, Louisiana, and later Texas.
Originally an important link . . . — — Map (db m16223) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Springfield
Identified with the Springfield Baptist Church and School that existed in the late nineteenth century. Springfield . . . — — Map (db m17397) HM
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah -- the March to the Sea. He divided his army [US] into two wings. The Right Wing . . . — — Map (db m16162) HM
Closing in on Atlanta in July 1864, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, found its vast fortifications “too strong to assault and too extensive to invest.” To force an evacuation, he sent Maj. Gen. George Stoneman’s cavalry [US] (2112 men and 2 . . . — — Map (db m16165) HM
The Georgia Legislature initially designated 100 acres (Parts of Land Lots No.36, No.35, & No.23) for Madison’s establishment. The Justices of the Inferior Court subdivided the land to create a “publick” square as well as lots for sale . . . — — Map (db m49234) HM
Town Park reflects the foresight, leadership and hard work of so many -- a true public-private partnership. Revitalization plans and Bicentennial celebration efforts converged in 2000 upon the idea of reestablishing a downtown greenspace.
By . . . — — Map (db m49738) HM
Civil Engineer R.B. Tufts noted on the 1897 Morgan County map that "The Public Spring . . . which for all these years has been sending forth a bold, steady stream of pure, cold water, was the cause of establishing the Court House and the public . . . — — Map (db m20844) HM
Reserved for public use in the original 1809 town plan, the public square was also used to establish the early town limits, first drawn as a half-mile radius (1822) and then as a mile radius (1849). This method formed circular town boundaries; a . . . — — Map (db m186597) HM
Madison first expanded northwest between the Madison Female Academy and the town spring, one branch of Tanyard Branch-so named for the tanning of animal hides on this site. The branch descends from the Main Street ridgeline and is paralleled by W. . . . — — Map (db m47982) HM
William Tappan Thompson, famous Georgia journalist and author, was born in Ohio in 1812. Moving to Augusta in 1835, he became associated with Augustus Baldwin Longstreet in the publication of the State Rights Sentinel. In 1838 he founded a literary . . . — — Map (db m16442) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Fairplay
One of the older communities in Morgan County, Fairplay is identified on county maps as early as 1839. Fairplay did not have a . . . — — Map (db m49808) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate
Hard Labor Creek State Park
This park was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program sponsored by President . . . — — Map (db m17574) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of Reese
Originally, the community of Reese was known as Ebenezer, and it has been identified as a community that grew up along an old post . . . — — Map (db m19934) HM
On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of
Rutledge
In the 1840s, the heirs of Hezekiah Rutledge deeded right-of-way to the Georgia Railroad. The farm came to be referred . . . — — Map (db m17303) HM
In the early 1860s Rutledge was a community of about 200 citizens. It was named for a local family that had owned property through which the Georgia Railroad was built. Farms and plantations dotted the area around the railroad station and small . . . — — Map (db m103336) HM
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah - the March to the Sea. He divided his army [US] into two wings. The Right Wing . . . — — Map (db m16163) HM
Abraham Lincoln and incumbent Stephen A. Douglas spent ten weeks in 1858, contesting for the U.S. Senate. During the grueling campaign, Lincoln made sixty-three speeches across the state; Douglas made 130. Both men spoke separately in . . . — — Map (db m57637) HM
A leading figure of the 19th-century "Stone-Campbell" Restoration movement, Barton Warren Stone owned and lived on this farm from 1838 to 1844. Stone advocated the unity of all Christians, served as an educator and church planter, and published . . . — — Map (db m149893) HM
"I have discovered the machine I want to design and build, a portable 'Ferris Wheel'", W. E. Sullivan, 1893.
A young man's dream became reality when W. E. Sullivan of Roodhouse, Illinois, designed and built a small, portable, revolving wheel, . . . — — Map (db m57658) HM
Miss Dorothea Dix in her "memorial to the Senate and House of the Representatives of Illinois" urged their serious consideration of the afflicted condition of an increasing class of insane sufferers, whose healthful exercise of their intellectual . . . — — Map (db m149907) HM
G.V. Black, father of modern dentistry, was born in 1836 on a farm near Winchester, Illinois. He studied medicine and dentistry and in 1857 began his practice of dentistry in Winchester. After serving in the Civil War, he resumed dental practice in . . . — — Map (db m57631) HM
Dental Office 1868-1867
2nd floor, Lot 58, This Square
Dental Office 1867-1876
2nd floor, Lot 121, This Square
At these locations, Dr. Black constructed the belt-driven dental drill and began work on the formula for dental . . . — — Map (db m187249) HM
Since 1856, Beecher Hall has been the headquarters of two of Illinois College men's societies. Sigma Pi Society and Phi Alpha Society. Both societies elected Abraham Lincoln into honorary membership in their fraternal-literary . . . — — Map (db m57657) HM
Abraham Lincoln won his elected office, a seat in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1834. That same year Joseph Duncan of Jacksonville was elected Governor of Illinois. Before you stands the home of Joseph Duncan, which became the . . . — — Map (db m241999) HM
Abraham Lincoln met Benjamin H. Grierson when the two campaigned for the Republican Party. Grierson, a merchant, music teacher, and musician, even wrote a song for Lincoln's presidential campaign in 1860, with the chorus: "So clear . . . — — Map (db m57635) HM
Abraham Lincoln met the Reverend James F. Jaquess when Lincoln was a lawyer on the Eighth Judicial Circuit and Jaquess rode the Petersburg Circuit for the Methodist Church. They became better acquainted in Jacksonville when Jaquess was . . . — — Map (db m57630) HM
Pictured in the crowd listening to Abraham Lincoln's speech is Joseph O. King, a prominent merchant who later became mayor of Jacksonville. He helped found a political group that agitated for the exclusion of slavery from the free . . . — — Map (db m57653) HM
Abraham Lincoln was often accused by his detractors---and even by some of his friends---of not being a Christian. Just before becoming President, Lincoln shared the following with his friend Dr. Newton Bateman: "I know there is a God, . . . — — Map (db m57648) HM
MacMurray College was founded as Illinois Conference Female Academy in
1846 by Methodist preachers. It became Illinois Woman's College in 1899 before
acquiring its final name in 1930. MacMurray College was a major presence in
Jacksonville for 174 . . . — — Map (db m229609) HM
New Method Book Bindery (Bound to Stay Bound Books since 1970) was established at 220 S. Main, Jacksonville, Illinois, in January 1920 by Lawrence D. Sibert and William Suhy. The bindery quickly became one of the nation's leading library binders, . . . — — Map (db m181714) HM
Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon, Vermont, in 1813. He attended schools there and in New York state. In 1833, he settled in Winchester, Illinois, five miles southwest, where he taught school. In 1834 he moved to Jacksonville, eight miles . . . — — Map (db m182098) HM
Richard Yates moved from Kentucky to Jacksonville in 1831. Four years later he became the first graduate of Illinois College. Abraham Lincoln and Yates admired Henry Clay and actively supported the Whig Party. Both strongly opposed . . . — — Map (db m57633) HM
The site of the Farmers State Bank and Trust Company Building, formerly known as the Ayers National Bank Building, has been associated with banking longer than any other site in the State of Illinois and possibly the entire Old Northwest.
By . . . — — Map (db m149896) HM
A native of Kentucky, John J. Hardin moved to Jacksonville in 1831 when he was twenty-one. Like other young men of their generation. Hardin and Abraham Lincoln served in the Black Hawk War. Both men were lawyers and Whig politicians who . . . — — Map (db m57634) HM
On this site on July 4th, 1883, distinguished American William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) began his practice of law and journey to national prominence. The forthright, spirited Bryan would become a Congressman from Nebraska, three-time Democratic . . . — — Map (db m149914) HM
A reform-minded Republican lawmaker, Emmett Forest Branch (1874-1932) served Indiana as a legislator, lieutenant governor, and governor. He served in the Spanish-American War and WWI. Branch spent three terms in the Indiana House of . . . — — Map (db m210975) HM
Morgan County native Glenn Curtis coached Indiana basketball teams for over thirty years. He led Lebanon High School to a state title in 1918, and Martinsville High School, where he coached from 1919-1938, to state titles in 1924, 1927, and 1933. . . . — — Map (db m210978) HM
Paul Vories McNutt came to Morgan County as child; graduated Martinsville High School 1909; Indiana University 1913; L.L.B. Harvard University.
Practiced law in Martinsville with Father as McNutt & McNutt. Served W.W. I as Colonel; 1925 became . . . — — Map (db m19424) HM
William G. Bray
1903 - 1979
Born Mooresville; LLB IU Law School; Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney and lawyer; Resided Martinsville.
WW II Colonel Armoured Group Pacific Theatre: Awarded Silver Star. Served Military Government Korea . . . — — Map (db m19431) HM
Esteemed basketball player and coach Emmett Branch McCracken was born in Monrovia in 1908. He led Monrovia High School to Tri-State Tournament wins in 1925 and 1926, as two-time MVP. McCracken played for Indiana University from 1927-1930. He led . . . — — Map (db m210972) HM
Monrovia had one of the first steam grist mills in central Indiana. It was owned and operated by Harris and Goddard and built in 1856. The property had many upgrades over the years including a woolen mill in 1861 and the mill was powered using wood, . . . — — Map (db m233822) HM
1883-1912. Monrovia's first high school was started in the fall of 1883 and graduated its first two alumni Mary Hubbard and Ina Phillips in 1884. The building was built in 1881 on the location of Monrovia's first Common School built in 1857 . . . — — Map (db m210970) HM
The West Union Friends Meeting was established in 1832 by Quakers from North Carolina. It was the first church and school in Monrovia which was established in 1834 by Quakers Gideon Johnson and George Hubbard. Members of the West Union Friends . . . — — Map (db m233821) HM
At centennial of statehood in 1916, Indiana lacked a unique state flag. The Indiana DAR spearheaded a movement to create a design by hosting a state flag competition. Mooresville watercolorist and John Herron Art Institute instructor Paul Hadley . . . — — Map (db m99004) HM
A Trail from Whitewater River at Laurel terminated here at the Bluffs of White River. Cut in 1818 by Jacob Whetzel, it was the first east-west road into central Indiana. — — Map (db m66830) HM
For Daniel Morgan, 1736-1802. Born N.J. Moved to Va. Pontiac's War and Dunmore's expedition to Pa., 1774. Attack on Quebec, 1775. Colonel in command of Va. corps of 500 sharpshooters at Saratoga, Oct. 1777. A master of military art. As Brig. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m136867) HM
Gen. George W. Morgan's 9,000 USA force, cut off from supplies at Cumberland Gap, retreated 200 mi. in 16 days to Greenup on Ohio R. Camped here Sept. 24-25, 1862.
Gen. John H. Morgan's CSA men, on tragic last raid into Kentucky, after two . . . — — Map (db m169651) HM
Founding of Morgan County.
Edmund Wells (1777-1846) settled here (then Floyd Co.) about 1814, operating a mill, ferry, and tavern. First meeting of Morgan County Court held at his home March 10, 1823, as directed by Ky. legislature. He . . . — — Map (db m136972) HM
The first important engagement in eastern Kentucky occurred here on Oct. 23, 1861. USA forces led by Brig. Gen. Wm. Nelson surprised enemy under Capt. Andrew J. May. Civilian secessionists were captured and jailed Unionists released. Confederate . . . — — Map (db m136703) HM
The George Shackelford Relay and Meal Station stood ½ miles south of Syracuse in Morgan County. In 1859, when the railroad reached Syracuse, it succeeded Tipton as Stage terminus. Civil War activity closed the terminus in March, 1861. — — Map (db m61425) HM
Morgan County, in Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks Region, was organized in 1833 and named for Revolutionary War Gen. Daniel Morgan. The lake, impounded by Bagnell Dam built on the Osage River in adjacent Miller County 1929-1931, extends into Morgan . . . — — Map (db m140835) HM
Johnny Appleseed Tree is unquestionably the most famous tree in American History. John Chapman was born in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1774. In the late 1780’s he set out in a canoe to plant orchards of apple trees. He traveled to the new . . . — — Map (db m216975) HM
In the early 1960s, increased production was needed to meet rising demand for coal by Muskingum River Power Plant. The increased mining capability was achieved with Big Muskie, a Bucyrus-Erie 4250-W dragline. Huge by any standards, the 4250-W was . . . — — Map (db m13597) HM
Side A:
Agriculture dominated the economy of southeastern Ohio's Morgan County until the 1940s when harvests dwindled, the population declined, and land values dropped. Surface mining the area's rich underground coal deposits replaced . . . — — Map (db m13595) HM
Named in honor of Ronald V. Crews, Mine General Superintendent of Central Ohio Coal Company, whose knowledge, dedication and friendship meant so much to so many.
Dedicated July 1972
Rededicated 2001
“To Honor All The Miners”
-R. . . . — — Map (db m13599) HM
Despite the fugitive slave laws that prohibited harboring runaway slaves, fugitives found refuge in the Quaker village of Chesterfield, now Chesterhill. Legend tells that no runaway slaves were ever captured here, although many were hidden and . . . — — Map (db m16718) HM
Born in 1832, Otho French Strahl grew up in Malta Township, Morgan County, Ohio. After attending Ohio Wesleyan University and teaching in a schoolhouse that stood on this site, he moved to Tennessee, becoming a successful attorney and landowner. . . . — — Map (db m122405) HM
Dedicated May 30, 1989 in memory of Chester “Chet” Goins for over 20 years of unselfish dedication that he gave to the youth of Morgan County. — — Map (db m13373) HM
(Front): Joseph Bailey
U.S. Major General Born: 1825, Penn Township, Morgan County Awarded the “Thanks of Congress” citation Jeremiah Rusk
U.S. Brigadier General Born: 1830, Deerfield Township, Morgan County W.I.A. . . . — — Map (db m13515) HM
Rufus P. Stone, grandson of General Rufus Putnum, settled on this 1,000
acre farm and built a wooden farmhouse here in 1818. In 1855, John E.
Thomas purchased the original farmhouse and 600 acres from the heirs
of Rufus P. Stone. Thomas enlarged . . . — — Map (db m122124) HM
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