Birthplace of Moina Michael
“The Poppy Lady” 1869 – 1944 Originator of War Memorial Emblem The Flanders Field Poppy
Buried in City Cemetery Monroe, Georgia — — Map (db m49395) HM
Moina Michael, educator, patriot, and internationally known as The Poppy Lady, was born near here August 15, 1869. A granite boulder marks her birthplace. She received her early education at Braswell Academy and at Martin Institute, Jefferson, . . . — — Map (db m19827) HM
In 1864, Centreville (now Jersey) was a small farming village located on Hightower Trail, a former Indian trading route. The village included several small stores and farm related businesses including a blacksmith shop and cotton gin. However, most . . . — — Map (db m113291) HM
On July 20, 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, were closing in on Atlanta. Hq. 2nd Cavalry Division [US], Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard, was in Decatur, 6 miles E of Atlanta. Garrards three brigades were guarding bridges over the . . . — — Map (db m47878) HM
In the early 1800s, the area that would become Walton County was sparsely settled and more and more white Americans sought land in northeast Georgia. Settlers wanted more of the land owned by the Muscogee Creek Indian tribes and the Cherokee Nation, . . . — — Map (db m267832) HM
Fought here Sept. 1, 1787
Americans led by
Elijah Clarke
Erected by
Matthew Tolbert Chapter, D.A.R. 1925
Donated by Mrs. E. M. Williams — — Map (db m197735) HM
Georgia's history and cotton production have been inseparably woven together since 1733, when the colony was founded and cotton was first planted in Trustee's Garde, near Savannah. The boll weevil first appeared in Thomasville in 1915, and cotton . . . — — Map (db m267827) HM
This site was originally built in the 1890s and was home to the Bank of George Felker. The last business to occupy the space was G.B. Peters Jewelry. The downburst of 1993 destroyed the building leaving only the safe. For twenty years the lot sat . . . — — Map (db m236745) HM
In the 1800's, a blacksmith shop was of utmost importance to farms and communities. The smith was a skilled craftsman producing necessary iron tools and implements, such as door handles and hinges, nails, and horseshoes, for daily living. The . . . — — Map (db m267831) HM
A family cemetery was a matter of practicality during the settlement of America. Settlers would seek out a small plot of land, often in wooded areas bordering their fields, to begin a family cemetery for their loved ones.
The Harris Family . . . — — Map (db m267825) HM
The smokehouse was an important outbuilding for farms in the nineteenth century. It provided for the curing and storing of meat for the family in the days before refrigeration.
This rare brick smokehouse was constructed of red clay bricks . . . — — Map (db m267820) HM
D. A. V. & D. A. V. A.
Robert E. Parker
Chapter °48 Monroe, GA
In honor of all American veterans
November 11, 1994
Chartered Aug. 13, 1984
D. A. V.
M. E. Wright Sr., Comm. D. Lee, Sr., Vice Comm. E. Bruce, Jr., Vice Comm. J. . . . — — Map (db m197732) WM
This City of Monroe, settled in 1818 and incorporated Nov. 30, 1821, was named for James Monroe, fifth President. Born in Virginia in 1758 he fought in the Continental Army. He served in the Virginia legislature, in Congress and the Senate, and as . . . — — Map (db m20718) HM
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 greatly influenced the economic development of the South, including Walton County. Prior to this invention, the processing of cotton was so labor intensive that growing the crop was not . . . — — Map (db m267826) HM
2.4 miles east, at Moores Ford Bridge on the Apalachee River, four African-Americans - George and Mae Murray Dorsey and Roger and Dorothy Dorsey Malcom (reportedly 7 months pregnant) - were brutally beaten and shot by an unmasked mob on the . . . — — Map (db m19775) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation. 1775-1783 — — Map (db m254656) WM
Walton County has been the home either through birth or short residence of the following Georgia Chief Executives:
Wilson Lumpkin (1831-1835)
Alfred Holt Colquitt (1877-1882)
James S. Boynton (1883)
Henry D. McDaniel (1883-1886)
Clifford . . . — — Map (db m20717) HM
Soil conservation became a national priority as a result of the Dust Bowl in the 1930's. Soil scientist Hugh Hammond Bennett led the effort to educate legislators, landowners, and the public about the importance of conservation. President Franklin . . . — — Map (db m267818) HM
This bell hung here in the belfry of the Primitive Baptist Church, built in 1910. Called a noisy nuisance that disturbed the peace, it was silenced in 1930.
William G. Adams, a relative of the church's founder, Reverend James Monroe Adams, . . . — — Map (db m267784) HM
National Register of Historic Places | Walton County Historic Landmark | Georgia Centennial Heritage Farm
The William Harris Homestead Plantation, consisting of 500 acres, was formed from the 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia. The log house and . . . — — Map (db m267790) HM
This County created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 15 & 19, 1818, is named for George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Walton, born in Va. in 1749 came to Savannah when 20 to study law. Elected Secretary of the first Provincial . . . — — Map (db m20703) HM
[west face]On fames eternal camping ground, their silent tents are spread, and glory guards, with solemn round, the bivouac of the dead. Comrades To Our Confederate Dead [east face]How sleep the brave, who sink to . . . — — Map (db m174122) WM
[top marker]This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior[bottom marker]40 Walton Landmark HSWC . . . — — Map (db m227498) HM
This road is a portion of Hightower Trail, old Indian path to Etowah River, which ran from High Shoals of the Appalachee westward to Shallow Ford on the Chattahoochee. It formed a boundary between Cherokee lands to the north and Creek lands to the . . . — — Map (db m33434) HM
Originating in the 1820s, Social Circle became Walton County's rail center in 1845 as the Georgia Railroad advanced westward. Legend says the settlement received its name when a traveler, impressed by the hospitality of the little group of congenial . . . — — Map (db m103342) HM
First erected prior to 1900 Fell when fire destroyed church and tower on June 21, 1969 Mounted and rung on the Nations Bicentennial on July 4, 1976 Erected on present site July 1980 — — Map (db m190997) 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 m20193) HM
