Near North Lee Street (Georgia Route 83) just north of West Main Street (U.S. 41), on the left when traveling north.
Dedicating Courthouse Grounds to The Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee was born in October 1916 and chose Monroe County Georgia as his home in 1949. He graduated from The University of Georgia in 1938 and went on to the Walter . . . — — Map (db m186605) HM
On U.S. 341 at U.S. Old 341, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 341.
Jo Ann Gibson Robinson was born near Culloden. Robinson attended Hudson High School in Macon, later graduating from Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School and Atlanta University. In 1949, she became a professor at Alabama State College in . . . — — Map (db m207598) HM
Near Wall Street at Tift’s Aly, on the left when traveling north.
Asa Tift, was the son of Captain Amos Tift, one of the early settlers of Key West. He arrived here with his sons in 1825. Amos built a store in Key West that was taken over by Asa and his brothers on the death of their father. They expanded their . . . — — Map (db m222701) HM
On North Lee Street (Georgia Route 83) just south of West Johnston Street, on the right when traveling south.
Designated January, 1983 United States Department of the Interior through the efforts of the Monroe County Historical Society and the City of Forsyth to preserve the past for the citizens of the future — — Map (db m186618) HM
Born on a Monroe County, Georgia, plantation; came to Texas, 1890. In 1906, traded flourishing general store for 10,000-acre ranch. Founded Ralls, 1911, at point where Crosbyton-South Plains Railroad crossed land. Donated land for townsite and gave . . . — — Map (db m246408) HM
On North Alabama Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Old Monroe County Courthouse, designed by prominent Southern architect Andrew Bryan, was built between 1903 and 1904 during the tenure of Probate Judge Nicholas Stallworth. One of two buildings of this type designed by Bryan (a sister courthouse . . . — — Map (db m47688) HM
On Georgia Route 83 0.2 miles south of Washington Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Founded in 1902 by William M. Hubbard, STAC was one of the state’s official schools for the instruction of black teachers between 1931 and 1938. Originally named the Forsyth Normal and Industrial School, STAC was one of three black public colleges . . . — — Map (db m15039) HM
On Tennessee Route 68 at Joe Brown Highway (County Route 40), on the left when traveling south on Tennessee Route 68.
Here in the shadow of the Unicoi Mountains, the Coker Creek community suffered the effects of the Civil War. The conflict closed the lucrative gold mines here and brought devastation and terror to the inhabitants. Both the Union and the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m82296) HM
On 3rd Street north of Fulmer Avenue / Kraemer Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
In 1868 the "Little Bethel" AME Church was built as a permanent place of worship for free yet segregated Native and Black Americans. Here they worshiped "Almighty God." The diverse congregation included Monroe County's Veterans of the United . . . — — Map (db m217042) HM WM
Near Capitol Avenue Southwest south of M.L.K. Junior Drive Southeast, on the left when traveling north.
Expelled Because of Color” is dedicated to the memory of the 33 Black state legislators who were elected, yet expelled from the Georgia House because of their color in 1868.
The cinder block forms at the base of the sculpture symbolize the . . . — — Map (db m130191) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
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