On Stonewall Ave East (Georgia Route 54) 0 miles east of Glynn Street South ( Route 85), on the left when traveling east.
Removed from Fayette County Courthouse during reconstruction and modernization of interior
1965
Hand hewn, heart pine center beam
Used 1825 to 1965
58 feet long — — Map (db m61011) HM
On Glynn Street (Georgia Route 85) at Fisher Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Glynn Street.
Hugh Manson Dorsey was born in Fayetteville, and was admitted to the Georgia bar at the Fayette County Courthouse in 1894. After practicing law at his father’s firm, Dorsey became solicitor general of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in 1910. In this . . . — — Map (db m10074) HM
On Glynn Street South (Georgia Route 85) at East Lanier Avenue ( Route 54), on the right when traveling north on Glynn Street South.
This County, created by Acts of the Legislature May 15 and December 24, 1821, is named for the Marquis de LaFayette, famous French General who came to this country to fight under General George Washington in the Revolutionary War. After returning to . . . — — Map (db m42534) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 54) at Stockbridge Road ( Route 138), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Ante-Bellum home of James F. Johnson, attorney, planter, merchant, Confederate officer and noted political figure in mid-nineteenth century Georgia. Johnson introduced the legislation which created Clayton County in 1858 and the bill which . . . — — Map (db m18183) HM
On Old Chapel Lane 0 miles east of West Lanier Avenue ( Route 54), on the right when traveling east.
Today’s Flat Rock AME Church originated in 1854 as a place of worship for slaves on nearby Spears Plantation, and it is believed to be the oldest African-American congregation in Fayette County. Originally known as Rocky Mount, the church moved . . . — — Map (db m22973) HM
On Georgia Route 85 at Route 74, on the right when traveling west on Georgia Route 85.
The property that became Starr’s Mill was owned by Hananiah Gilcoat who built the first mill here before his death in 1825. This site, on Whitewater Creek, was less than a mile from the boundary between Creek Indian lands and the State of Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m10073) HM
On East Colorado Street at North Madison Street, on the left when traveling east on East Colorado Street.
In 1844, Georgia native William Graham Webb (1824-1902) immigrated to Texas and settled in La Grange. Soon after his arrival in Texas, Webb enlisted as a private during the U.S. - Mexico War, where he joined Jack Coffee Hays' Regiment of the Texas . . . — — Map (db m183175) HM
On West Lanier Avenue west of Glynn Street N, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated To The Memory Of Grady L. Huddleston 1923-2001 Past Master: Fayetteville #711: 1958 Past Master: Tyrone #644: 1953 State House of Representatives: 1947-1960 Magistrate Judge: 1987-2000 — — Map (db m114296) HM
On Senoia Road (Old Georgia Route 74) 0 miles north of Carriage Oaks Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This family cemetery was established October 24, 1845, when Barbara Jane, the infant of John and Barbara Morris Palmer, was buried here. John Palmer acquired the property - lot 116 in the 7th District of Fayette County, Georgia, in October, 1844. . . . — — Map (db m14563) HM
On North Monroe Street south of E Fannin Street, on the left when traveling north.
Georgia native William Sion Robson migrated to Texas with his parents in 1852. After settling in Round Top (17 miles NE), the family moved to the La Grange area in 1863. After working as a butcher, Robson served in several public offices, including . . . — — Map (db m297386) HM
On Depot Street just north of Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
Town of Berry Established 1883
Thompson Berry settled in this area in the 1840s. Berry devoted
most of his time to raising cattle and farming. As time passed, he
became the owner of a gin and gristmill and several thousand
acres of land . . . — — Map (db m163759) HM
On Temple Avenue at 2nd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Temple Avenue.
Fayette County was created in 1824. The town of Fayette, once known as Frog Level due to being located in swampland, got its name from the incessant croaking of bullfrogs. In 1883, the Georgia Pacific Railroad was located trough this swamp after . . . — — Map (db m51203) HM
On County Road 2908 0.1 miles south of State Highway 294.
In 1855, brothers Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” (1832-1915) and Jasper (1830-1891) Landrum and others left Fayette County, Georgia, and settled in Cherokee County, Texas, five miles west of Alto. They obtained 640 acres and grew a self-sufficient farm . . . — — Map (db m289576) HM
Near North Main Street (Business U.S. 27) north of Wardlaw Street East, on the right when traveling north.
Named for John Brown
Gordon, a Confederate
general, Georgia governor
and U.S. Senator, this
school stands, as a silent
monument to the citizens
whose legacies made
La Fayette a historically rich
community. Originally
named “Chattooga . . . — — Map (db m142951) HM
On Old Stage Coach Road 0.3 miles west of Alabama Highway 13, on the right when traveling south.
According to the inscriptions on the cemetery's
headstones, the first burial in Tidwell Cemetery,
located beside the Byler Road, was Sarah Tidwell,
born and died in 1862. The home of Sarah's family,
including her brother, Peter Tidwell, born in . . . — — Map (db m310105) HM
Near Danville Road Loop 2 0.4 miles south of Fitch Road.
Defending Camp Nelson
Designed to hold the middle of Camp Nelson's northern line, Fort Jackson is 280 feet deep and 300 feet wide with breastworks ten feet high. It is a lunette — a four-sided, unenclosed fort. It is one of . . . — — Map (db m171681) HM
