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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Washington County

 
Clickable Map of Washington County, Arkansas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Washington County, AR (132) Benton County, AR (171) Crawford County, AR (26) Madison County, AR (3) Adair County, OK (1)  WashingtonCounty(132) Washington County (132)  BentonCounty(171) Benton County (171)  CrawfordCounty(26) Crawford County (26)  MadisonCounty(3) Madison County (3)  AdairCountyOklahoma(1) Adair County (1)
Fayetteville is the county seat for Washington County
Adjacent to Washington County, Arkansas
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101 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — The Leflar Legacy
Dr. Robert A. Leflar (1901-97) of the University of Arkansas School of Law was one of the nation's leading scholars in the field of conflict of laws. He taught at the School of Law for more than 60 years, and directed the appellate judges seminars . . . Map (db m224734) HM
102 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — The Razorbacks
Following a 16-0 victory over LSU in Memphis on Nov. 13, 1909, the University of Arkansas football team was greeted at the Fayetteville train station across the street by a crowd of fans and students. Arkansas was 5-0 after the win and would finish . . . Map (db m59912) HM
103 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — The State and Land-Grant University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas came into being under the Morrell Land-Grant College Act of 1862, through which federal land sales established colleges devoted to “agriculture and mechanic arts,” scientific and classical studies, and . . . Map (db m59913) HM
104 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — The Stone House
This house was built in 1845 by Judge David Walker. He sold it in 1850 to Stephen K. Stone, whose family lived here during and after the Civil War. A solid shot from Fagan’s Confederate Battery on October 3, 1864 pierced the west wall of the . . . Map (db m59910) HM
105 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Underwood Building 1966
Designed by Euine Fay Jones as the home for Underwood's Jewelers founded in 1957 by William G. Underwood, CG. Fay Jones was named by the AIA as one of the 10 most influential living architects and in 1990 was awarded the AIA Gold Medal, the highest . . . Map (db m224243) HM
106 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Wade-Heerwagen HouseJune 15, 1978
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m224240) HM
107 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Walker Family Plot
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m224134) HM
108 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Wide Area Bar Code Reader
The most widely implemented automated mail sorting equipment in the world – the Wide Area Bar Code Reader – was developed by the University of Arkansas' College of Engineering. A $50,000 grant from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to Professors Dwight . . . Map (db m224261) HM
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109 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Wild Band of Razorbacks
After returning from a historic victory over LSU in Memphis in 1909, the University of Arkansas football team was greeted by a large crowd of fans and students at the Fayetteville train station. Coach Hugo Bezdek told the crowd that his team played, . . . Map (db m237264) HM
110 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Will RogersTo The Memory Of
Whose heartfelt understanding of his fellowman made possible the planning of this avenue February 1931Map (db m59914) HM
111 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Wilson Park History
As early as 1906, Wilson Park, Fayetteville's original City Park, was first owned, maintained and operated privately by civic-minded A. L. Trent. Each spring, Trent's Pond, now used as a softball field on the east side of the park, was used by local . . . Map (db m224241) HM
112 Arkansas, Washington County, Johnson — 33 — Wartime Gristmill Destruction
Both soldiers and civilians used gristmills to grind wheat and corn into flour and meal. Confederate troops destroyed mills to keep Union armies from using them. Union troops destroyed them to keep C.S. guerrillas from using them as gathering . . . Map (db m224782) HM
113 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — 1959 Prairie Grove Telephone Co. Phone Booth
has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m225091) HM
114 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — 8 — 26th Indiana and 37th Illinois Infantry
The 26th Indiana Infantry and the 37th Illinois Infantry made another attack up the ridge. Colonel John G. Clark, 26th Indiana, U.S.A., wrote: "The regiment was ... ordered on the left of the 37th Illinois...Soon after...they were ordered to . . . Map (db m35421) HM
115 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — 2 — 29th Arkansas Infantry
Brothers Columbus and Ad Gray of Company D, 29th Arkansas Infantry, withstood the first Union assault and counterattacked with Sergeant Ad Gray in the lead. Columbus Gray wrote home after seeing his brother fall mortally wounded: "I stopped, . . . Map (db m35430) HM
116 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Archibald Borden House
The heaviest casualties were around the Archibald Borden house and orchard. The first house was burned the day after the battle. Mr. Borden built this house on the site of the original in 1872. Charles W. Walker, 34th Arkansas Infantry, recalled: . . . Map (db m35365) HM
117 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Battle of Prairie GroveDecember 7, 1862
The battle on this field was fought between the Confederate army of General T.C. Hindman (Arkansas) and Federal forces commanded by Generals James G. Blunt (Kansas) and F.J. Herron (Iowa). Battlefield Park occupies the approximate center of the . . . Map (db m35248) HM
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118 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Battlefield Park
The original 10 acres of Battlefield Park were purchased in 1908 by the Prairie Grove chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and maintained by the U.D.C. for nearly 50 years as a memorial park. From 1886 to 1926 an annual reunion of . . . Map (db m35272) HM
119 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — 3 — Blocher's Arkansas Battery
Blocher's Arkansas Battery was the focal point of the Union attacks. A sergeant in the battery reported: "...The enemy advanced upon us with their artillery, under cover of their infantry, until within range of our battery when they opened a most . . . Map (db m35411) HM
120 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Blunt's Attack
From this spot the observer is viewing the terrain over which General James G. Blunt's 1st Division advanced on the afternoon of December 7, 1862, to attack the Confederate left and relieve the pressure on General F. J. Herron's 2nd and 3rd . . . Map (db m35329) HM
121 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Site of the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Used as a hospital during the battle of Prairie Grove 1862 marked by Prairie Grove Chapter U.D.C. 1930.Map (db m88394) HM
122 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Dr. James W. and Joy Nelson Webb
On this site stood the former home of Dr. James W. Webb (1878 1947) and Mrs. Joy Nelson Webb (1891-1976). Dr. Webb also owned and operated a dentist office on this property. Mrs. Webb published and edited the weekly Prairie Grove . . . Map (db m225087) HM
123 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — General Shaver's Headquarters
During the Battle of Prairie Grove Gen. Robt. G. Shaver established his head- quarters under this tree Dec. 7, 1862 This spot marked by U.D.C. June 20, 1932.Map (db m35332) HM
124 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Generals James G. Blunt and Francis J. Herron
General James G. Blunt General Blunt of Kansas commanded the First Division of the Federal army in the battle of Prairie Grove. He was made Brigadier General in April 1862 and given command of all Kansas troops. His army was at Cane Hill . . . Map (db m35277) HM
125 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Herron's Attack
From this spot the observer is viewing the fields over which General F.J. Herron's army advanced on the morning of December 7, 1862, to attack the Confederate position on this ridge. Because the ford of the Illinois River was under artillery fire, . . . Map (db m35415) HM
126 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Hindman Hall MuseumNational Register of Historic Places
(Upper Plaque):This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior (Lower Plaque): Hindman Hall Museum At bequest by Biscoe Hindman, son of General Thomas C. Hindman . . . Map (db m35253) HM
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127 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Historic Wall
The circular stone wall that encloses the Battle Monument is built of stones from historic structures of Washington County. Some 40 communities are represented, including the pioneer settlements at Cane Hill, Cincinnati, Viney Grove, Rhea's Mill, . . . Map (db m35360) HM
128 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — John Tilley House
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m225078) HM
129 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — 9 — Lieutenant Colonel John C. Black
Lieutenant Colonel John C. Black, 37th Illinois Infantry, ordered the retreat of his regiment and the 26th Indiana to a fence at the foot of the ridge. There, the men faced a Confederate counterattack. Captain William P. Black, brother of Lieutenant . . . Map (db m35423) HM
130 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Major General Thomas C. Hindman
Thomas C. Hindman commanded the Confederate army in the battle of Prairie Grove. He was born 1828 in Tennessee. Served in the War with Mexico, later moving from Mississippi to Helena, Ark. Was elected to Congress in 1859. In 1861 he entered the . . . Map (db m35275) HM
131 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — March of the ArmiesDecember 3-7, 1862
General Hindman on the Arkansas River planned to drive General Blunt's Federal army out of northwest Arkansas. The Confederate army left Van Buren on December 3. Enroute north, Hindman learned that Blunt had called for help from General Herron at . . . Map (db m35255) HM
132 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Morrow HouseConfederate Headquarters
This house, built about 1855, was the home of the John Morrow family, and originally stood on Cove Creek 9 miles south of here. On the night before the battle of Prairie Grove, Confederate General T.C. Hindman met with his division and brigade . . . Map (db m35361) HM
133 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — Rhea's MillBattle Monument
This tower was the chimney of Rhea's Mill, which stood 6 miles northwest of this spot. The mill was operated by the Federal army before and after the battle of Prairie Grove. General Blunt's supply train was at Rhea's during the battle, under guard . . . Map (db m35276) HM
134 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — 19 — The Borden House / The Legacy of Prairie Grove
The Borden House The Borden House was the epicenter of what one historian has called “one of the most intense firefights west of the Mississippi” during the Dec. 7, 1862, Battle of Prairie Grove. Union and Confederate troops fought around the . . . Map (db m225092) HM
135 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — The Dead of Prairie Grove
The men who died on this field on December 7, 1862 are buried in the soldier cemeteries in Fayetteville. 700 unknown Confederate soldiers are in the cemetery maintained by the Southern Memorial Association on East Mountain. The Union dead are in the . . . Map (db m35416) HM
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136 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — The Lord's Vineyard
This 2-story log house and out-buildings were erected by John Latta about 1834 on Evansville Creek, 12 miles southwest of this spot. The Latta settlement was called Vineyard from "The Lord's Vineyard." Vineyard was the first postoffice in Washington . . . Map (db m35363) HM
137 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — The Spring
The legend of Prairie Grove Spring tells of the spring first being laid claim to by Tom Wagnon, a frontiersman, in 1828. Wagnon soon traded the spring to Rev. Andrew Buchanan, a charismatic preacher, for two redemption sermons. Then Wagnon left the . . . Map (db m225083) HM
138 Arkansas, Washington County, Prairie Grove — West Battlefield Overlook
(Panels from Left to Right) (First Panel): At the time of the battle, Nancy Morton lived with her parents in the William Morton house west of this location. When the fighting intensified in the area, the Mortons and three other families . . . Map (db m35434) HM
139 Arkansas, Washington County, Springdale — Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139Springdale, AR
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 30 May 2007Map (db m224785) HM
140 Arkansas, Washington County, Springdale — Fitzgerald's Station
Here on this, the Old Wire Road, was located Fitzgerald's Station on the Butterfield Overland mail route from St. Louis to San Francisco. First trip 1858. Last 1861. Longest and best conducted mail route in the world. 2795 miles. Service twice . . . Map (db m59950) HM
141 Arkansas, Washington County, Springdale — 30 — Holcomb's Spring in the Civil War
Holcomb's Spring, settled in the 1840s, saw many troop movements during the Civil War. Regular Baptist Church services halted in January 1862, as soldiers entered the area. Confederate troops camped there in October 1862 and July 1863. . . . Map (db m224791) HM
142 Arkansas, Washington County, Springdale — Old Mill Road/Mill Street
• Original trail of early Indians and settlers • Named for the many early corn flour-woolen mills situated along Spring Creek • A part of the first Old Missouri Rd. before 1830 to 1858 • Butterfield created present Old Missouri Rd. to the east . . . Map (db m224800) HM
143 Arkansas, Washington County, Springdale — Regular Baptist Church of Shilo
August 22, 1840 “Regular Baptist Church of Shilo” was founded 3 miles east of city. The log church was moved in 1841-2 to S.E. corner of Main and Huntsville St. Burned Civil War period and 2nd church built on same site 1868, serving also as first . . . Map (db m224794) HM
144 Arkansas, Washington County, Springdale — Shiloh Memorial Park
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m224789) HM
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145 Arkansas, Washington County, Winslow — 40 — Downtown Winslow Commercial Historic District
This historic district comprises three buildings and represents some of the last links to Winslow’s heyday as a resort town. One building dates to 1929; two older ones burned in 1935 and were rebuilt ca. 1938. Maud Dunlap Duncan ran a drugstore . . . Map (db m248615) HM
146 Colorado, Washington County, Akron — Akron
Akron Here - seemingly far from everywhere - the Lincoln Land Company, a division of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad, thought this place a likely site for a new town. It was, after all, the highest point between Chicago and Denver, . . . Map (db m199981) HM
147 Colorado, Washington County, Akron — Indian Wars 1864-1869
1865 Indian War In November 1864, in southeastern Colorado, U.S. Volunteer troops attacked Black Kettle's peaceful band of Cheyenne Indians at Sand Creek. In retaliation for the massacre and mutilation of 163 Cheyenne men, women, and children, . . . Map (db m199956) HM
148 Colorado, Washington County, Akron — Last Days of the Buffalo / Akron Country
Last Days of the Buffalo For thousands of years, the grasslands supported staggering numbers of bison, from the giant species of 10,000 years ago to the smaller animals of today. As North America's largest land animal, the buffalo dominated . . . Map (db m199982) HM
149 Florida, Washington County, Chipley — F-174 — Falling Waters State Park
Park development started in 1963 on this hill, which has an elevation of 322 feet and a limestone base. A stream flowing from the hill plunges over a cliff and disappears through an underground channel. Some sinks and caverns are near the falls, . . . Map (db m73295) HM
150 Florida, Washington County, Chipley — F-139 — Kudzu Developed Here
Kudzu, brought to this country from Asia as an ornamental, was developed near here in the early part of the Twentieth Century and given to the world as a soil-saving, high-protein forage plant by Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Pleas. The fast-growing, . . . Map (db m73294) HM
151 Florida, Washington County, Chipley — South Third Street Historic District
Designated a Historic District in 1989. This street is one of the first residential areas in Chipley. Though a railroad town in the beginning, Chipley was, and remains primarily an agricultural center. Notable due to the array of late 19th & 20th . . . Map (db m110516) HM
152 Florida, Washington County, Chipley — F-1196 — The E.J. Stokes House
This house was built in 1906 by Edward Jacob and Georgia Ophelia Stokes. This one-story frame structure with Queen Anne Cottage architectural elements embodies a residential building style popular in northern Florida between 1880 and 1910. Its . . . Map (db m244289) HM
153 Florida, Washington County, Hinson's Crossroads — Hinson's Crossroads
The desire to homestead some land brought two brothers, Harrison and Joshua Hinson, to this place. In approximately 1887, the two brothers, along with Joshua's oldest son, Oscar, brought five hogs to this area. They explored the land, released the . . . Map (db m200364) HM
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154 Florida, Washington County, Vernon — F-108 — Moss Hill
Early settlers, attracted by the fertile Coosada (later Holmes) Old Fields, established a log schoolhouse Methodist mission near here soon after Spain ceded Florida to the United Stated in 1820. The first Methodist ministerial assignment between the . . . Map (db m73292) HM
155 Florida, Washington County, Vernon — Native Americans in Holmes Valley
Washington County was a center for Native American activity for thousands of years and became the scene of military action during the Creek War of 1813-1814 & First Seminole War of 1817-1818. A Red Stick chief named Holms (Holmes) left Alabama . . . Map (db m148539) HM
156 Florida, Washington County, Vernon — F-1087 — Shady Grove Elementary School For African American Children
Side 1 In the 1950s, there was a broad effort in the South to expand African American education and preserve the dual school system. To centralize the education of African American students in Vernon and the surrounding area, the Washington . . . Map (db m200357) HM
157 Florida, Washington County, Vernon — F-1116 — Vernon Old School
In 1931, during the Great Depression, Vernon High School was constructed for white students in grades one through twelve with eight classrooms, offices, and an auditorium. In 1947, four junior-high and nine elementary classrooms were added, which . . . Map (db m199929) HM
158 Florida, Washington County, Vernon — F-507 — Vernon, Florida
In the 1820s, settlers arrived in the area around present-day Vernon. One of the earliest was Stephen J. Roche who built a trading post on Holmes Creek and called it “Roche’s Bluff.” The town of Vernon developed near the trading post. On . . . Map (db m73293) HM
159 Georgia, Washington County, Bartow — Tarver's Mill"...sacks of cornmeal, all rapidly 'acquired'..." — March to the Sea Heritage Trail —
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
160 Georgia, Washington County, Davisboro — 150-17 — Fenn's Bridge
On Nov. 27, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] moved from Sandersville toward Louisville on its destructive March to the Sea. The 20th Corps (Williams) and Carlin’s division, 14th Corps (Davis), moved to Davisboro . . . Map (db m38008) HM
161 Georgia, Washington County, Davisboro — R15 — New Hope Methodist Church"We camp by side of...a neat frame church" — March to the Sea Heritage Trail —
New Hope is the oldest Methodist Church still in existence in Washington County. Its early written church records are lost, but oral history relates that New Hope's original structure was built in the late 1700s. It was a one-room building with a . . . Map (db m103249) HM
162 Georgia, Washington County, Davisboro — 150-16 — Sherman's Left Wing
On Nov. 27, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] moved from Sandersville toward Louisville. Ward’s division, 20th Corps, and Carlin’s division, 14th Corps, with the artillery and trains of both corps, moved to . . . Map (db m49508) HM
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163 Georgia, Washington County, Deepstep — Giles Cross Roads
In 1805, this site was settled by the family of Alexander Giles (1793-1873) who moved from Warren County to Washington County after the Creek Indian Cessation. The farm’s borders were Bluff Creek and Indian Trail Road, a high ridge trail used for . . . Map (db m38521) HM
164 Georgia, Washington County, Hebron — 150-13 — Hebron
On Nov. 24, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman`s army [USA] left Milledgeville enroute to Sandersville, the 14th Corps via Black Spring, the 20th Corps via Hebron. That night, the advance of the 20th Corps camped at Hebron, . . . Map (db m197785) HM
165 Georgia, Washington County, Oconee — 158-11 — Ball's Ferry
On Nov. 23, 1864, Maj. Gen. H. C. Wayne, Adj. Gen. of Georgia, was in Oconee (No. 14, CRR), 10 miles N. with a mixed force [Confederate] of 1200 men and 6 guns (including the Corps of Cadets, Georgia Military Institute) to defend the RR bridge over . . . Map (db m107287) HM
166 Georgia, Washington County, Oconee — 150-8 — Jefferson Davis
On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (85 miles N), where he performed what proved to be his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter, with a small staff and escort, he departed . . . Map (db m41411) HM
167 Georgia, Washington County, Oconee — 150-12 — Sherman's Right Wing
On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball’s Ferry (O.4 mi. N of Ga 57). The 17th Corps (Blair), . . . Map (db m35498) HM
168 Georgia, Washington County, Oconee — 150-18 — The Defense of the Oconee Bridge
On Nov. 19, 1854, Maj. A. L. Hartridge, CSA, arrived from Savannah with 186 men and 2 guns [CS] to defend the railroad bridge against raiding parties from Gen. Sherman’s army [US], then on its destructive March to the Sea. Next day, he was joined by . . . Map (db m35456) HM
169 Georgia, Washington County, Riddleville — 150-10 — Historic Highways
This highway is the Old Savannah Road, one of the earliest vehicular routes west of the Ogeechee. It led from Savannah to the Rock Landing on the Oconee, below Milledgeville, along the course of a former trading path to the Creek Indians. The lower . . . Map (db m21254) HM
170 Georgia, Washington County, Riddleville — 150-3 — Riddleville
In this locality was one of the four academies of Washington County authorized by the State of Georgia and known as the Riddleville Academy. Mr. Anderson Riddle, a prominent citizen of the community and an ardent advocate of education, learning of . . . Map (db m21256) HM
171 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — 150-14 — Buffalo Creek
Early on Nov. 25, 1864, the advance guard of the 20th Corps & of Gen. Sherman's army reached this vicinity and found that the nine bridges over, Buffalo Creek and tributaries had been burned by Wheeler's cavalry. A detachment of the 58th Indiana . . . Map (db m151273) HM
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172 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — David A. Gordon1866-1947 — Educator —
For over 60 years this outstanding Negro was an entrepreneurial, educational, religious, and political leader in Washington County. On this site in 1897 he founded the Royal School for young Negro children.Map (db m24439) HM
173 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — 20 — Deepstep United Methodist Church1805 — United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 380 —
Traces its beginning to a Methodist Society held at home of pioneer William Hicklin around 1805, and the 1825 Hicklin Meeting House Roll with 32 members recorded by Rev. Tillman Snead, early Methodist Pastor. First deed found in 1831 settlement of . . . Map (db m38681) HM
174 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Forest Grove
1840 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m197789) HM
175 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — 150-9 — Governor Thomas W. Hardwick
Governor Thomas William Hardwick, lawyer and statesman, spent most of his life in this city. Born in Thomasville, Dec. 9, 1872, he graduated from Mercer in 1892 and from Lumpkin Law School, U. of Ga., in ‘93, in which year he was admitted to the . . . Map (db m24746) HM
176 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — 150-11 — Jefferson Davis
On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (68 miles N), where he performed what proved to be his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter, with a small staff and escort, he departed . . . Map (db m24785) HM
177 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — 150-5 — Masonic Temple
A beautiful reproduction of the Greek Temple Athene, erected in 1855-56 for the Masons, of brick, hand-made by slaves, stood on this corner. An appeal by Mr. James D. Anthony and Dr. James R. Smith -- Methodist Ministers -- and Mr. Pincus Happ, . . . Map (db m24677) HM
178 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Old City Cemeteryc. 1831
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.Map (db m24749) HM
179 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Pvt. Willie Lee Duckworth Sr.1924 — 2004
In 1944, at Ft. Slocum, N.Y., Duckworth, an ordinary buck private from Sandersville, Georgia, authored one of the most popular marching cadences in military history. At first, it was known as the "Duckworth Chant." It later gained fame as . . . Map (db m103232) HM
180 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — 11 — Rev. J. D. Anthony1824 ~ 1899 — United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 164 —
James Danelly Anthony entered the Methodist ministry at the 1847 Georgia Conference and after 50 years of service retired in 1897. He had 12 different charges and was 4 times Presiding elder for separate districts, one being the Sandersville . . . Map (db m24763) HM
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181 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Saunder’s Store
The present site of the building, which stands on the corner of South Harris Street and West Haynes Street, was the location of Mr. Mark Sander’s store at the crossing of roads. On December 19, 1793, the Legislature of Georgia authorized that a . . . Map (db m24756) HM
182 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — L18 — The Brown HouseA Bed and a Meal for General Sherman — March to the Sea Heritage Trail —
The Brown House was built about 1850 by Nathan Haynes. It was purchased by merchant and planter William Gainer Brown about 1851. During the 1850s portraits of William and Miriah Brown were painted by an itinerant artist for $75 plus room and board. . . . Map (db m103238) HM
183 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — 150-15 — The March to the Sea
On Nov. 24, 1864, the Left Wing of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Milledgeville enroute to Sandersville. On the 26th, after delays caused by destruction . . . Map (db m24443) HM
184 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Washington County (GA) Confederate Memorial
To the memory of the Confederate soldiers, who illustrated Washington Co. on many battlefields. A hero's crown is thine forever. There are deeds which should not pass away and names that cannot be forgotten. 1861 – . . . Map (db m197787) WM
185 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — 150-1 — Washington County Court House
Washington, Georgia’s ninth county and first in the nation to be named for George Washington, was created in 1784 for granting land to soldiers for Revolutionary War services. Court House Square, located on the old stage coach road from . . . Map (db m24690) HM
186 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — L17 — Washington County Courthouse"We had fought for the town and it was our plunder." — Jefferson Davis Heritage Trail —
On Thursday, November 24, 1864, the 14th and 20th Corps of Union Major General William T. Sherman's army began entering Washington County. By November 26th the 28,000 soldiers of the two corps arrived in Sandersville, marching on separate roads . . . Map (db m103235) HM
187 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Washington County Korean Monument
. . . Map (db m103233) WM
188 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Washington County Korean War Memorial
Dedicated to the Men and Women of Washington County who served our country with honor during the Korean War June 27, 1950 January 31, 1955 {Honor Roll on Left and right panels of those who . . . Map (db m103379) WM
189 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Washington County Viet Nam War Monument
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190 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Washington County World War I Monument
In Sacred Memory of the men of Washington County who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I Carroll William Deal Claude Louis Deal Julius Hartley Abbie Lee Johnson Lewis Cheatham Newsom Wilbur Stuart Sewell Sr. William . . . Map (db m103385) WM
191 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Washington County World War II Memorial
In Grateful Tribute to The Men and Women of Washington County Who Served in The Armed Forces Of Our Country in World War IIMap (db m103387) WM
192 Georgia, Washington County, Sandersville — Washington County World War II MonumentsWoodmen of the World Memorials
In Sacred Memory of the men of Washington County who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II {Honor Roll of the War Dead}Map (db m103388) WM
193 Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — Colby Smith
Colby Smith, a Revolutionary War soldier who was prominent in America’s War of Independence settled in the 89th District in 1798 and was granted property by the Governor of Georgia in Honor of his service to America. He, his children, and his . . . Map (db m21300) HM
194 Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — In Honor of Our Confederate Soldiers1861-1865
[title is inscription]Map (db m184288) WM
195 Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — 150-18B — Irwin’s Crossroad
On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball’s Ferry (9 miles SW), on pontoon bridges, after two days of . . . Map (db m35509) HM
196 Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — 150-20 — Jared Irwin(c.1750~1818)
Jared Irwin, Statesman and twice Governor of Georgia, moved from Mecklenburg Country, N.C to Burke County, Ga. as a child. Commissioned a brigadier general during the Revolutionary War, he distinguished himself following the War as an Indian . . . Map (db m35502) HM
197 Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — Nancy Hart Highway
Named by Georgia D.A.R. Erected by State D.A.R. and Major General Samuel Elbert Chapter February 1930Map (db m184283) HM
198 Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — 150-19 — Sherman and Hardee at Tennille
Late on Nov. 24, 1864, Lieut. Gen. Wm J. Hardee CSA, arrived in Tennille to consult with Maj. Gen. H.C. Wayne, Adj. Gen. of Georgia as to the advisability of further resistance along the line of the Oconee River, already reached by Gen. Sherman’s . . . Map (db m25268) HM
199 Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — 150-2 — Tennille
Tennille, the highest point, on the Central of Georgia Railroad, between Macon and Savannah, named for a public spirited citizen, Mr. Francis Tennille, was called for a number of years, Station No. 13. The land for the Right of Way, which made the . . . Map (db m25267) HM
200 Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — L19 — Tennille StationSherman's "Wings" Converge — March to the Sea Heritage Trail —
Tennille was founded in 1837 as Franklinville for Sam O. Franklin who gave land for the railroad's right-of-way and the town's creation. Its name was changed in 1842 after a prominent local citizen, Francis Tennille. The following year Tennille also . . . Map (db m103239) HM

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