On North Madison Avenue north of West Marion Street, on the left when traveling north.
Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus stories, was born at Willian Barnes Tavern in December 1845. He was named for his great uncle Joel Chandler Turman (c.1780-c.1836 Richmond Co., Ga.). The inn stood on lots #5 (on Madison Ave,) and #2 . . . — — Map (db m262040) HM
On North Lafayette Street north of West Marion Street (Georgia Route 16), on the left when traveling north.
Near this spot was born Joel Chandler Harris beloved creator of Uncle Remus stories which have been translated into 23 languages. His colorful stories of the old South and unique animal characters have caused him to be numbered among the world's . . . — — Map (db m264129) HM
On West Sumter Street at South Jefferson Street (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east on West Sumter Street.
In the Dec. 4, 1818 Georgia Journal directors of the Bank of the State of Georgia at Savannah announced a meeting on Jan. 1, 1819 to appoint 7 directors and a cashier for the branches established at Eatonton and Greensborough. Branch Banks . . . — — Map (db m33956) HM
On West Harris Street just east of North Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Harris, author of the Uncle Remus stories, his mother and grand-mother moved in 1853 to a small two room house here in the back yard of the Andrew Reid Mansion from Barnes Tavern. The women did sewing for the large Reid family. Joel's mother, a . . . — — Map (db m186598) HM
On Pea Ridge Road 1 mile south of Crooked Creek Road, on the left when traveling south.
The oldest Methodist Church west of the Oconee River, Concord, first called Victory, was established in 1810, when William B. Pritchard and Thomas Johnston built a little log church on the Stage Coach Line from Milledgeville to Athens, on land . . . — — Map (db m15384) HM
Near North Madison Avenue at West Magnolia Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Eatonton Male and Female Academy was built on this site in 1889, and the school bell summoned students to class. The Academy (later called The Eatonton School) was destroyed by fire in 1916,
but the bell survived. In the 1950's Principal Archie . . . — — Map (db m264143) HM
On North Madison Avenue at West Magnolia Street, on the left when traveling north on North Madison Avenue.
Eatonton Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Christians, and the Masonic Lodge
joined together in 1818 to build the Old Union Church on land donated by James
Shackleford from his 23 acre home tract. He specified the land be used for a church, . . . — — Map (db m173446) HM
On Unnamed Road 0.3 miles east of Rock Eagle Road, on the left when traveling east.
G.C. Adams, leading educator in Georgia, was born in Newton County in 1868. He became Newton County School Superintendent in 1902, after several years of teaching. While Superintendent he worked to consolidate the county schools, a pioneer . . . — — Map (db m34597) HM
On Madison Highway (U.S. 441) at Rock Eagle Road, on the right when traveling south on Madison Highway.
This Georgia 4-H Center is a tribute to former members and an educational training center for all future members.
Georgia 4-H Club work, with its equal training of the Head, Heart, Hands and Health, started in 1905 with 151 boys, each growing . . . — — Map (db m34545) HM
On Rock Eagle Road NW at Unnamed entrance road to 4-H Center, on the right when traveling north on Rock Eagle Road NW.
Georgia 4-H Club work started in 1905 with 151 boys, each growing one acre of corn, under the leadership of G.C. Adams. In 1911 girls' tomato and canning projects were started.
4-H work led by County Extension Agents, became part of . . . — — Map (db m13380) HM
On Old Phoenix Road near Sparta Highway (Georgia Route 16), on the left when traveling north.
The community of Hillsborough served as the site of the first county seat of Baldwin County in 1806 and later Putnam County after Putnam was created from Baldwin in December, 1807, but there is no known record that official County functions were . . . — — Map (db m242000) HM
On West Church Street west of North Madison Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated June 24th 1819. Erected by joint subscriptions of the Baptist, Christian, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches, and Free and Accepted Masons. It was thought to be one of the most beautiful and artistic churches in Georgia of the period of . . . — — Map (db m264138) HM
On South Jefferson Avenue (Business U.S. 129/441) south of West Marion Street (Georgia Route 16), on the right when traveling south.
In Honor of Joel Chandler Harris
1848-1908
“Uncle Remus”
Most distinguished son of
Putnam County
and beloved
of all the world
Born at Eatonton, GA.
December 9, 1848 — — Map (db m264152) HM
On South Jefferson Avenue (Business U.S. 129/441) at West Sumter St, on the right when traveling south on South Jefferson Avenue.
Birthplace of
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Born September 17, 1825
Putnam County Georgia
Commissioner of the Confederate
Government to Europe, Senator of
the United States, Secretary of the
Interior and Associate Justice . . . — — Map (db m264146) HM
On Oconee Springs Road SE 1.2 miles east of Pea Ridge Road, on the left when traveling east.
Allen A. Beall's death in 1861 left his wife, Caroline Davis Beall, with 7 minor children and a 1500-acre corn and cotton plantation. This remarkable woman completed construction of and began operating a grist mill at this site on Crooked Creek in . . . — — Map (db m15158) HM
On New Phoenix Road 0.6 miles east of Old Phoenix Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1839, Philadelphia Sunday School Society was organized and a house of worship was built on a tract of land on Lick Creek donated by the Turner family. Joel Chandler Harris, while he lived in Turnwold Plantation, attended this church with his . . . — — Map (db m186617) HM
On West Marion Street (U.S. 16) 0 miles west of South Jefferson Avenue (Route 441), on the right when traveling east.
Putnam County was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1807 out of Baldwin County. Among the prominent men born in Putnam County were Joel Chandler Harris and L. Q. C. Lamar. It was named for General Israel Putnam (1718-1790), Massachusetts hero of the . . . — — Map (db m186656) HM
On Marion Street at Madison Avenue, in the median on Marion Street.
East Face
A tribute of love from the Dixie Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy. ~*~ In honor of the men of Putnam County, who served in the Army of the Confederate States of America; “Those who fought and lived, and those who fought . . . — — Map (db m73953) HM
On West Marion Street at South Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Marion Street.
Eatonton's “Liberty Pole,” erected after Georgia's secession in 1861, towered 102 feet above the Putnam County Court House grounds holding an oversized flag. Approximately 10,000 Putnam County residents produced six infantry companies for . . . — — Map (db m197750) HM
On Jefferson Street at Marion Street, on the left when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
Dedicated to all the veterans of Putnam County to the honor and glory of those who bravely served to keep our country a land of freedom Symbols for U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and U.S. Air Force — — Map (db m59106) HM
On Madison Highway (U.S. 129) at Rock Eagle Road, on the left when traveling north on Madison Highway.
One mile west of this point is a stone mound believed to have been constructed by prehistoric Indians before Columbus discovered America. The mound is composed of white quartz rocks, forming the shape of a bird in flight with its head turned . . . — — Map (db m34124) HM
On Rockville Road SE 0 miles south of Rockville Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This school, built in 1889 consolidated in 1890 and graded in 1892, is said to have been the first Consolidated rural school in Georgia, also the first Standard rural school and the first Vocational rural school in the State. The first Trustees . . . — — Map (db m14188) HM
On Old Phoenix Road Northeast at Sparta Highway, on the left when traveling north on Old Phoenix Road Northeast.
Site of first log courthouse of Baldwin County, 1806-1808 and also of Putnam County, 1808-1809 Erected by the Board of Commissioners of Baldwin County, the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County, the Samuel Reid Chapter, D.A.R., the Nancy Hart . . . — — Map (db m224212) HM
On North Madison Avenue at West Harris Street, on the left when traveling north on North Madison Avenue.
(Side 1):
John C. Mason, native of S.C., came to Putnam Co. from Hancock Co. with his wife Abigail and several small children. He bought this lot, Square E lot 4, on the first day lots were sold in Eatonton, April 15, 1808. He was a unique . . . — — Map (db m33959) HM
On Madison Road (U.S. 441) at Sherwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Madison Road.
Site of the home and private school of Adiel Sherwood 1832-1836
Author, Educator, Gospel Minister, Founder state Temperance Society, Citizen of the Commonwealth for about thirty years.
Born Fort Edward, New York, Oct. 3, 1791
Died . . . — — Map (db m34653) HM
On Pierce Chapel Road SW 0.5 miles north of Gray Road SW (U.S. 129), on the left when traveling north.
Thirteen members established the Baptist Church of Christ at Ramoth on July 16, 1836. The original meetinghouse was completed by March 1837. Reverend Jesse H. Campbell served as the first pastor from 1836-1846. . Following the Civil War, the church . . . — — Map (db m107533) HM
On North Madison Avenue at West Harris Street, on the right when traveling north on North Madison Avenue.
Andrew & Mary Ann Clopton Reid’s 1852 National Register Greek Revival Mansion’s origins reach back to the 1816 “Eagle Tavern Inn.” Rising Star Masonic Lodge F & AM Lodge #39 minutes record its first Feast of St. John the Evangelist . . . — — Map (db m34641) HM
On West Marion Street (U.S. 16) 0 miles west of South Jefferson Avenue (Route 441), on the right when traveling east.
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 m34604) HM
On West Church Street west of North Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
James Shackleford (1779 VA - 1839 AL) & his wife Martha "Patsy" Brodnax Shackleford (1784 VA - 1825 AL), original Putnam Co. landowners in 1807, built this National Register house in, 1818 on 23 acres then outside the city limits, purchased from Dr. . . . — — Map (db m264133) HM
Near South Washington Avenue at Oak Street (Business U.S. 129), on the right when traveling north.
The blacksmith shop was an essential component of agrarian life and the heart of the community. Society's dependence upon the horse for travel and farming required the services of a blacksmith, or smithy as they were called, to care for the horse . . . — — Map (db m264166) HM
On West Marion Street (Georgia Route 16) 0.1 miles west of South Jefferson Avenue (Business U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m106731) HM
On South Oak Street (U.S. 441) 0 miles north of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
This well shelter was probably built in 1839 when James Wright fulfilled his contract to dig a new well and build a well shelter on the public square for one hundred and fifty dollars. In 1902 a public drinking fountain was installed on the public . . . — — Map (db m21590) HM
On Old Phoenix Road north of Sparta Highway ( Route 16), on the right when traveling north.
Here, from 1862 to 1866, Joel Chandler Harris, author of "Uncle Remus", lived and worked as a printer's apprentice on what was probably the only newspaper ever printed on a Southern plantation, "The Countryman," a weekly newspaper edited and . . . — — Map (db m25355) HM
On U.S. 441 at South Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 441.
This memorial to Joel Chandler Harris, born in Eatonton Dec. 9, 1848, was constructed from three slave cabins found in Putnam County. Uncle Remus Museum, Inc., a local non-profit organization of dedicated citizens established and has maintained its . . . — — Map (db m186625) HM
On Union Chapel Road NW (County Route S2397) at Rock Eagle Road, on the left when traveling north on Union Chapel Road NW.
On April 24, 1855, Irby Hudson Scott deeded to the trustees of a new newly organized and consolidated Methodist Episcopal group, three and three-quarter acres of land in the Tompkins District in Putnam County, Georgia. A church building was to be . . . — — Map (db m34672) HM
Near West Marion Street (Georgia Route 16) at North Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated in memory of our comrades of World Wars I & II who made the supreme sacrifice
Formally dedicated June 17, 1949
Putnam Co. Veterans Assoc. of World Wars, Inc.
Directors
George F. Ellis •
Garris T. Jones •
John . . . — — Map (db m264126) WM
Near West Marion Street (Georgia Route 16) at North Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling west.
(front)
Dedicated to all veterans of Putnam County to the honor and glory of those who bravely served to keep our country a land of freedom
(rear)
Erected by the veteran organizations and supporters — — Map (db m264128) WM
