On West Hancock Street at North Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Hancock Street.
Veterans Memorial
"Flame of Freedom"
Dedicated to the veterans of all wars
from Milledgeville and Baldwin County
on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary
of the American Legion
March 15, 1969
"O, Lord, support us . . . — — Map (db m103160) WM
On West Hancock Street 0 miles North Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling west.
Charles Holmes Herty, one of America’s outstanding chemists, was born on this site December 4, 1867. He spent his early life in Milledgeville where he attended the Middle Georgia Agricultural and Military College (now Georgia College). Later he . . . — — Map (db m36294) HM
On West Hancock Street (Georgia Route 49) at Jackson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Hancock Street.
This Milledgeville Federal-style house was built c. 1825 on North Wilkinson Street for George T. Brown by English-born builder-architect John Marlor. It was operated as the U.S. Hotel and then the Beecher-Brown Hotel to serve visitors and . . . — — Map (db m13141) HM
On Georgia Route 22/24 at Old River Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Georgia Route 22/24.
The Union Army of 65,000 men under the command of General Wm. T. Sherman left Atlanta on November 15, 1864. Only the left wing of 30,000 men entered Milledgeville. The advance units arrived here on the 22nd. The right wing marched via Clinton and . . . — — Map (db m35995) HM
Near S. Liberty Street continued, on the left when traveling south.
Carl Vinson, native son, farmer, lawyer, statesman, served in the United States Congress for 50 years;
Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee; Chairman of the Armed Services Committee;
an advocate for Military Preparedness; He was credited with . . . — — Map (db m42626) HM
On Lawrence Road at Central Shop Road, on the right when traveling south on Lawrence Road.
In 1997 a cemetery restoration began here that triggered a movement to memorialize patients buried at state psychiatric hospitals nationwide. After discovering nearby neglected cemeteries interred some 25,000 people, members of the Georgia Consumer . . . — — Map (db m53826) HM
On Franklin Street (Bypass Route 441), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
This square was reserved for public use in the city's original survey and became the site of early church buildings. One hundred yards south of this point is a stone marking the site of the first Methodist Church erected in Georgia west of the . . . — — Map (db m53076) HM
On Old Monticello Road NW at Nelson Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Monticello Road NW.
Marching toward Milledgeville via Covington, Shady Dale and Eatonton Factory, the Union Army's 14th Corps reached this crossroad on the night of November 22, 1864. General Sherman camped at the Howell Cobb place, a few yards north of this point. . . . — — Map (db m13136) HM
On Jones Drive at Broad Street, on the left when traveling north on Jones Drive.
The Georgia Lunatic Asylum (now Central State Hospital) “was the fifth oldest institution exclusively for the insane in the South and the fourteenth in the nation” (Dr. Peter G. Cranford). It took care of the afflicted paupers in Georgia as well as . . . — — Map (db m197781) HM
On West Hancock Street (Georgia Route 24) at S. Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling east on West Hancock Street.
In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro's conquest of Peru, De Soto had been granted the rights, by the King of Spain, to explore, . . . — — Map (db m27275) HM
On West Handcock Street (Georgia Route 49) just west of Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dr. Charles Holmes Herty
Statesman - chemist
Born on this spot
Dec. 4, 1867
By his leadership
He had made America
Chemically self sufficient
He has unselfishly
Given his time and
Talent to develop
Georgia's natural . . . — — Map (db m91823) HM
On North Columbia Street (U.S. 441) 0 miles south of Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north.
Andalusia was the home of writer Flannery O’Connor from 1951 until her death in 1964. Born in Savannah in 1925, O’Connor and her family moved to Milledgeville in 1940. O’Connor left Georgia for a time, but returned to Milledgeville in 1951 after . . . — — Map (db m8982) HM
On Carl Vinson Highway (Georgia Route 112) at Fort Wilkinson Road, on the left when traveling south on Carl Vinson Highway.
Three hundred yards east of this point stood Ft. Wilkinson, established in 1797 on Georgia's Indian boundary. Garrisoned by soldiers whose families lived outside the stockade, it was an early trading house where Creek Indians were provided . . . — — Map (db m13140) HM
On West Hancock Street (Georgia Route 49) west of North Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling west.
On this 20-acre square stood the first Georgia State Penitentiary. Completed in 1816, the walled compound occupied 2-1/2 acres in the center of the square. The penitentiary housed approximately 245 prisoners in a brick and granite main cell . . . — — Map (db m127158) HM
On East Green Street near South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
On January 16, 1861, the Georgia Secession Convention met here to consider seceding from the United States. Secession began in response to Abraham Lincoln's election as president the previous November and the belief that his Republican party was . . . — — Map (db m42603) HM
On Glynn Street (Georgia Route 22) 0.5 miles west of Route 212, on the right when traveling west.
After the Civil War, Georgia established the State Prison Farm at this site, creating it for women, juveniles, and men unable to perform convict-leasing or chain gang labor. Like other states and private prisons nationwide, the prison focused on . . . — — Map (db m308401) HM
On North Wilkinson Street at West Hancock Street ( Route 49), on the left when traveling north on North Wilkinson Street.
In commemoration of the safeguarding
of the
Great Seal of Georgia
and the
unfinished acts of the
legislature, 1864
Within five hundred feet east of here lived Georgia's wartime Secretary of State, Nathan C. Barnett. At midnight . . . — — Map (db m197768) HM
On Old Monticello Road NW at Nelson Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Monticello Road NW.
Site of the large Baldwin County plantation of Howell Cobb, one of the 'Great Georgia Triumvirate' of Stephens, Toombs and Cobb, and his wife, the former
Mary Ann Lamar. Born at Cherry Hill in Jefferson County, Georgia Sept. 7, 1815, he graduated . . . — — Map (db m13137) HM
On East Greene Street west of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
In Commemoration of
Marquis De Lafayette
and his visit to
Georgia's Capitol
March 27-29, 1825.
Monday March 28 a ball
and supper were given
in his honor in the State
House and a barbecue was . . . — — Map (db m103176) HM
On North Wayne St. near West Thomas St. when traveling north.
Jarrett Springs formerly known as Commissioners Springs,
flows in an enclosed structure about 40 yards on adjacent land.
In 1803, because of the abundant and clear water supply,
this site was selected by the Georgia Legislature as the . . . — — Map (db m43164) HM
On Kinderhook Road (Georgia Route 212) at Glynn Street ( Route 22), on the right when traveling south on Kinderhook Road.
With the right wing of his army in the vicinity of Clinton and Macon, General Sherman, with the left wing, appeared at this point on November 23, 1864. The left wing, consisting of the 20th and 14th corps, was comprised of 30,000 men, 12,000 horses . . . — — Map (db m35832) HM
On West Greene Street at South Clarke Street, on the right when traveling west on West Greene Street.
From March 27 to 29, 1825, General Lafayette stayed at
the Government House during his visit to Milledgeville, then Georgia's capital. — — Map (db m227241) HM
On East Hancock Street (Georgia Route 22/24) at North Wayne Street, on the right when traveling west on East Hancock Street.
This is the oldest Masonic building in Georgia with continuous usage since its dedication on June 24, 1834. Funded through a state authorized lottery and constructed by John Marlor (also one of its architects with Samuel Tucker and James Doyle), . . . — — Map (db m36729) HM
On W. Franklin Street (U.S. 441) near S. Liberty Street, on the left when traveling west.
As part of the Historic District of Milledgeville
has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m42312) HM
On South Jefferson Street near East Greene Street, in the median.
South (Front)
CSA
This tribute to the
memory of the
Confederate Soldier,
unveiled April 26, 1912.
West
His heroism, in the
presence of the
conquering foe was
equaled only by
his . . . — — Map (db m103412) WM
On Broad Street at the unnamed hospitalentrance drive, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
In 1837, largely through the influence of Tomlinson Fort and William A. White, the legislature appropriated $20,000 for a dormitory near
Milledgeville where the state’s mentally ill could receive custodial care. A four-story building was opened on . . . — — Map (db m13135) HM
On Sparta Highway (Georgia Route 22) at Montpelier Church Road, on the right when traveling east on Sparta Highway.
This church is named Montpelier after Fort Montpelier of 1794, 1/2 mi. below here down the Oconee. This fort & others were built during the Creek Indian troubles. Capt. Jonas Fouche was ordered to guard the Ga. frontier from the mouth of the Tugaloo . . . — — Map (db m36103) HM
On Kings Road at Hancock Street ( Route 22/24), on the right when traveling north on Kings Road.
The first settlement in this section was made up of four frame houses, a dozen or more cabins and a fort. It was called Federal town. Many of the soldiers died so a new fort was built several miles up the river and named Fort Fidius. It was located . . . — — Map (db m36323) HM
Near Rock Hill Road east of Vinson Highway (County Route 112) when traveling south.
Where treaty of limits took place between the United States and Creek Nation of Indians June 16, 1802, ratified Jan. 11, 1803
This treaty was signed by James Wilkinson, Benjamin Hawkins, Andrew Pickens, Commissioners on the part of the United . . . — — Map (db m239149) HM
On South Clark Street (U.S. 441) 0 miles north of West Greene Street, on the right when traveling north.
Completed in 1838, The Executive Mansion was the fifth and last residence occupied by Georgia governors when Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia. The Palladian-inspired structure is considered one of the most perfect examples of Georgian . . . — — Map (db m36124) HM
On Allen Memorial Drive at Ivey Drive, on the right when traveling west on Allen Memorial Drive.
This is the site of the antebellum college established in the community of Midway by the Hopewell Presbytery in 1833. Its first president, Carlisle P. Beman, was succeded by Samuel K. Talmage. In 1861, students and faculty entered Confederate . . . — — Map (db m10803) HM
On South Jefferson Street at East Hancock Street ( Route 22/24), in the median on South Jefferson Street.
A reproduction of Georgia’s State Capitol 1807-1867 stands on the original site. Wings to the main building were added in 1828 and 1837. Here the Secession Convention met Jan. 16, 1861 and after three days of bitter debate passed the secession act. . . . — — Map (db m36405) HM
On Broad Street west of Swint Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling west.
Under the care of Superintendent Dr. Theophilus Orgain Powell from 1879 to 1907, the institution adjusted to more accurate and innovative methods of diagnosis. In recognition of his long, devoted service to the institution, the Board chose the most . . . — — Map (db m197779) HM
On East Greene Street at North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on East Greene Street. Reported missing.
The 3rd Wisconsin and the 107th New York Regiments, having been detailed for provost duty, encamped on this square, November 22-25, 1864. The State Arsenal on the north side of the square was burned. The magazine, which stood on the opposite side, . . . — — Map (db m208063) HM
To The Memory of
Rear Adm. John W. Wilcox, Jr.
Born Midway Ga. Mar 22, 1882
Commander of Battle Ships
Atlantic Fleet U.S. Navy
Lost at sea from his flagship
the U.S.S. Washington
on Mar 27, 1942
off Sabel Island, N. Atlantic . . . — — Map (db m52109) HM
On West Greene Street at South Jackson Street, on the left when traveling east on West Greene Street.
On the morning of Nov. 23, 1864, the main body of the 20th Corps of the Union Army, commanded by Gen. A. S. Williams, reached Milledgeville from Eatonton. The Corps marched down Jackson Street to this point where companies were formed into line. . . . — — Map (db m35712) HM
On North Jefferson Street at East Hancock Street ( Route 22/24), on the right when traveling south on North Jefferson Street.
The first Catholic mass was celebrated at Milledgeville in April, 1845, at the Hugh Treanor apartment in the Newell Hotel. Bishop Ignatius Reynolds of the diocese of Charleston, accompanied by Father J. F. O’Neill, visited here in 1847. In 1850 this . . . — — Map (db m36357) HM
On South Wayne Street at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on South Wayne Street.
This Church was organized in 1841 through the efforts of Bishop Stephen Elliott. The church building was completed in 1843 and consecrated Dec. 10. The vestibule, annex and Gothic roof were added later. The handmade chancel furniture was given by . . . — — Map (db m36104) HM
On North Clark Street (Business U.S. 441) 0 miles West Hancock Street ( Route 49), on the right when traveling north.
Largely through the efforts of William Y. Atkinson the Georgia Normal and Industrial College was founded in 1889 with J. Harris Chappell as the first president. It became a degree-granting institution in 1917 and included a liberal arts program. The . . . — — Map (db m36361) HM
On East Greene Street at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on East Greene Street.
This 20-acre square as the center of Georgia's state government and location of its capitol building from 1807 until 1868. The "State House," imposing Gothic edifice that dominates the square contained the offices of the governor and the chambers of . . . — — Map (db m103227) HM
On South Wayne Street at East Greene Street, on the right when traveling north on South Wayne Street.
On this tract of twenty acres was built the Statehouse, the original wing of which was completed in 1811. Later additions were made until 1835 when it was finished in its present form. Near the Statehouse stood the Arsenal and the Magazine, brick . . . — — Map (db m36404) HM
Near West Hancock Street at North Wilkinson Street.
In grateful commemoration
of the contribution to agriculture by
Drs. Henry Dawson
and
Edwin Whitaker Allen, Brothers,
of Baldwin County, Georgia, in the discovery,
improvement and dissemination, 1920-1940, . . . — — Map (db m103162) HM
On North Wilkinson Street at West Hancock Street ( Route 49), on the right when traveling south on North Wilkinson Street.
When Federal troops entered Milledgeville in November, 1864, Georgia Secretary of State Nathan C. Barnett hid the Great Seal under a house and the legislative minutes in a pig pen 30 yards east of this point. Later they were returned to the . . . — — Map (db m36358) HM
On Swint Avenue Southeast 0.1 miles north of Broad Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dr. Thomas F. Green was appointed superintendent of the Georgia Lunatic Asylum in 1845. He worked for 33 years before collapsing while caring for a patient and died two days later on Feb. 13, 1879.
Under Thomas F. Green, the patient population . . . — — Map (db m197778) HM
On Clark Street (Georgia Route 243) 0 miles south of West Montgomery Street (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
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 (15th . . . — — Map (db m208062) HM
This marks the original site
of the Methodist Church erected
about the year 1805.
Bishop Asbury and Bishop
McKendree in 1815 held here
a conference which James O.
Andrew attended.
Bishop Capers, Dr. Lovick Pierce,
and many other . . . — — Map (db m42773) HM
On South Wayne Street at East Greene Street, on the right when traveling north on South Wayne Street.
On this corner stood the Milledgeville Hotel built in 1858 while Milledgeville served as Georgia's capital. In 1903 Emily Norvell Hardy took over management of the hotel. She moved into the hotel with her two youngest children, including . . . — — Map (db m15373) HM
On South Clarke Street (Business U.S. 441) south of East Hancock Street, on the left when traveling south.
Construction of this Executive Mansion was authorized in 1835 and completed in 1839. The governor's earlier residence, Government House, just to the south on the corner of Clarke and Greene Streets, had fallen into disrepair. The Mansion is . . . — — Map (db m103230) HM
On Kings Road at Hancock Street ( Route 22/24), on the right when traveling north on Kings Road.
Five miles south of this point is the Rock Landing at the head of navigation on the Oconee River and at the junction of the old Indian trading paths leading westward. In 1789 Pres. Washington sent Gen. Benjamin Lincoln here to treat with Chief . . . — — Map (db m36326) HM
These Confederate soldiers, all serving in the Georgia Militia, died at Brown Hospital in Milledgeville and were buried at this location. Their names soon became lost, and they were considered Unknown Soldiers until 2003 when their identities were . . . — — Map (db m91851) HM
On Swint Avenue Southeast north of Broad Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Walker Building was originally called the Male Convalescent Building. It was built in 1884 and opened for use in 1886. The Walker Building served as an admission ward for white males. This building was faithfully used to treat patients until . . . — — Map (db m197776) HM
On West Greene Street at South Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on West Greene Street.
At this site lived Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859). A leader of the Union Party, he studied medicine and wrote a widely used book on medical practice. A captain in the War of 1812, he served in the Georgia legislature and the U.S. Congress, and on the . . . — — Map (db m36134) HM
On East Greene Street at South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east on East Greene Street.
In the street near this site in June 1807, occurred the horse-whipping of Superior Court Judge Charles Tait by his political enemy John Clark, later Governor of Georgia. Clark was fined $2,000 for the assault. The incident illustrates Georgia . . . — — Map (db m36362) HM
On Gordon Highway (Georgia Route 243) at Colony Farm Road, on the right when traveling south on Gordon Highway.
This house, now the Du Bignon home, was once the home of John Clark, Governor of Georgia. At the age of 16, John Clark fought with his father, General Elijah Clark, distinguished Revolutionary soldier, at the decisive Battle of Kettle Creek. . . . — — Map (db m13138) HM
On Irwinton Road (Ga 29) (U.S. 441) at Route 243, on the right when traveling north on Irwinton Road (Ga 29).
Gen. Sherman’s Cavalry Corps, commanded by Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, consisted of 5,000 men, 8,000 animals, and 300 wagons. It rode from Gordon to Milledgeville on Nov. 24 to join the left wing of the Union Army. On the 25th, Gen. Kilpatrick moved . . . — — Map (db m42314) HM
On West Broad Street (U.S. 278) 0 miles west of South West Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born February 3 in 1811 near Greensboro, George Foster Pierce was converted while at the University in Athens; in 1830 he followed his father, Dr. Lovick Pierce, into the Methodist ministry. He was first assigned twenty-two preaching stations on the . . . — — Map (db m14731) HM
Near Memorial Drive 0.1 miles west of North East Street, on the left when traveling east.
Dr. Rice was born and raised in Prattsville, Alabama. He lived most of his adult life in Greene County and had an abiding love and pride in her past, present, and future. He served her interests in many capacities: pharmacist, county historian, . . . — — Map (db m267649) HM
On Memorial Drive west of North East Street when traveling west.
Affectionately known as “H”, he served as a director on the
Farm Bureau Board and as a Wildlife Ranger for the State
of Georgia where he was instrumental in the beginning of the
Aquaculture Commodities Program for the State.
He was an . . . — — Map (db m267781) HM
On North Main Street at East North Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
This church was organized on September 23, 1863, by the Right Reverend Stephen Elliott, the first Bishop of Georgia. Its original members included two Greensboro families and several women who had migrated inland from Charleston and Savannah to . . . — — Map (db m184198) HM
On North Main Street 0 miles north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture was established by Act of the Legislature with Thomas P. Janes serving as its first Commissioner, 1874-79.
Commissioner Janes, born 1823 in present Taliaferro County, (formerly the eastern part of . . . — — Map (db m14726) HM
On Greensboro Road (U.S. 278) 0.1 miles east of Reid Duvall Road, on the right when traveling east.
About two miles South, in the fork of the Appalachee and Oconee rivers, stood Fort Mathews, built in 1793. From this fort, Thomas Houghton observed the activities of General Elijah Clark and his land hungry followers as they built forts and . . . — — Map (db m15809) HM
On Greensboro Highway (Georgia Route 15) at Sand Pit Road, on the right when traveling north on Greensboro Highway. Reported missing.
Near here, on a bluff overlooking the river, stood the home of Governor Peter Early, one of Georgia's great men. Born in Virginia, June 30, 1773, a graduate of Princeton, he was a lawyer, judge, State Senator, Congressman, Governor during the . . . — — Map (db m170378) HM
Near Memorial Drive west of North East Street, on the left when traveling west.
Peter Early served as Georgia governor from 1813 to 1815, during the War of 1812 with Great Britain and the Creek War of 1813-1814. Born in Virginia in 1773, he graduated from Princeton and moved to Georgia in 1795 to practice law, settling in . . . — — Map (db m267641) HM
On North Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Feb. 3, 1786, is named for Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, the strategist who ranked second only to Gen. Washington. Born in Rhode Island in 1742, he died at his Georgia plantation in 1786. Seven miles . . . — — Map (db m42718) HM
On North Main Street at East Greene Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
[Front, top] In honor of the brave who fell defending the right of local self-government
[Front, base] Our Confederate Dead
[Right side] “Faithful unto death”
[Back side] Erected A.D. 1898 by the women of . . . — — Map (db m267625) WM
On North Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Architects/builders
Atharates Atkinson, Madison, Georgia
David Demarest, Athens, Georgia — — Map (db m267623) HM
On North Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Dedicated to the memory of all veterans of Greene County, Georgia who served our country with honor during times of war armed conflict — — Map (db m267611) WM
Near Memorial Drive west of North East Street, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to the memory of all veterans who served in U.S. Armed Forces.
The freedom we enjoy today in the result of untold sacrifice and devotion to our country.
With God's help, America yet remains the land of the free.
The humble . . . — — Map (db m267647) WM
On North Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
In sacred memory of the men of Greene
Co. who made the supreme sacrifice
Time shall not dim the glory of their deeds
World War I
Durham, Estes • Hubbard, Robert • Overton, M. C.
World War II
Adams, John W. • Amoss, . . . — — Map (db m267618) WM
Near North Main Street just north of East Green Street, on the right when traveling north.
Federal Works Agency Public Works Administration John M. Carmody Federal Works Administrator ————— Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States ————— City of Greensboro Mayor and Council . . . — — Map (db m197886) HM
Near Richland Avenue east of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east.
On April 20, 1865, Gwyn Allison, an old
bachelor, the son of a Revolutionary
soldier and a first cousin of President
Andrew Jackson, realizing that his
end was near, called in his lawyer and
dictated his will.
Fortune had smile on him and . . . — — Map (db m267708) HM
On Canaan Circle at Foster Street, on the right when traveling east on Canaan Circle.
Springfield Baptist Church was established on January 27, 1864 prior to the abolition of slavery, and is among the first African-American churches founded in Middle Georgia. Enslaved workers purchased land from Mrs. Nancy Bickers and began monthly . . . — — Map (db m38893) HM
Near Richland Avenue east of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Thomas W. Cobb was a United States
Representative and Senator from Georgia.
Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued
preparatory studies, and studied law. He
was admitted to the bar and practiced in
Lexington, Georgia. He moved to . . . — — Map (db m267722) HM
Near Richland Avenue east of Memorial Drive when traveling east.
Fauche, a Frenchman by birth, was
one of the earliest settlers of
Greene County. He was a military
man and fought in the American
Revolution as a Colonial trooper and
later distinguished himself in the
War of 1812. Immediately after Greene . . . — — Map (db m267713) HM
Near Memorial Drive 0.1 miles west of North East Street, on the left when traveling west.
During the prosperous years before the War Between
the States, many “Georgia” clocks were sold around
the state. These clocks fell into two categories.
In the first category were standardized clocks
purchased directly from Connecticut . . . — — Map (db m267687) HM
Near Richland Avenue east of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Justice Cone was born on the 5th of
September 1797, and died at his home
in Greensboro on the 18th of May, 1859.
Judge Cone never seems to have aspired
much to political prominence. In 1841,
Cone was elected Associate Justice of
the Supreme . . . — — Map (db m267770) HM
Near Richland Avenue east of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east.
In the long long ago, there was a beautiful girl who was referred to as “Sweet
Adeline”. She was the daughter of Thomas W. and Charity Grimes and became the
wife of a brilliant young lawyer by the name of Albert Gresham.
No one now living . . . — — Map (db m267729) HM
Near Richland Avenue east of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east.
There is another grave in the Greensboro Cemetery that has
caused a lot of speculation on account of a snake that is carved
on the slab that covers the grave. Tradition says that the
lady who was buried beneath the slab died from the bite of . . . — — Map (db m267709) HM
On East Greene Street 0 miles east of North Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
The old rock jail in the rear of the Court House is patterned after the bastilles where prisoners were housed and punished a hundred or more years ago. Built of granite about two feet thick, it is two stories in height and has a trap door in the . . . — — Map (db m15807) HM
Near Memorial Drive west of North East Street, on the left when traveling west.
He was born near Madison, Virginia in 1773, the
son of Joel Early and Lucy Smith. His cousin, Jubal
Early, was the grandfather of Confederate General
Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894). Peter Early
graduated from the Lexington Academy (current . . . — — Map (db m267646) HM
On North East Street 0 miles south of East Greene Street, on the left when traveling north.
This 1895 jail is named for the legendary Sheriff, Loy Lee Wyatt, who enforced the laws in Greene County for fifty-two years until his death in 1977. Sheriff L.L. Wyatt was born on January 2, 1904, in Paulding County. He was recruited to serve the . . . — — Map (db m15997) HM
On Chipman Union Road (Georgia Route 44) at Willow Run Road, on the right when traveling south on Chipman Union Road.
Near here ran the old Stagecoach Road from Augusta, Petersburg, Washington and Greensboro to Park’s Mill, where a toll bridge crossed the Oconee. After crossing the river the highway diverged -- the left fork going to Eatonton, Milledgeville, Macon, . . . — — Map (db m42720) HM
On South Main Street (Georgia Route 44) 0 miles north of West South Street, on the right when traveling south.
During the early years of its settlement, Greensborough and Greene County suffered greatly from depredations committed by Indians who occupied the West bank of the Oconee River about eight miles from here. Most tragic of these was the destruction of . . . — — Map (db m38892) HM
Near Richland Avenue east of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east.
The Mounger Square,
located in the oldest
section of the historic
Greensboro City Cemetery,
was completely destroyed
years ago when a tree
fell and leveled all the
monuments. The people
buried in this square are of
great historical . . . — — Map (db m267690) HM
On Memorial Circle 0 miles west of North East Street, on the left when traveling west.
Forty ~ five unknown Confederate soldiers, “known but to God,” are buried in this cemetery. These men died of wounds or disease in the Confederate hospitals in Greensboro, 1863 ~ 1865. These hospitals were the Dawson, Bell, Polk, Court . . . — — Map (db m14728) HM
On North Main Street 0 miles north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
A native of Greene County, then on Georgia’s Indian frontier, he was educated in the law and admitted to the bar in 1818. The remainder of his exemplary life was spent in the public service as legislator, Captain of Volunteers in the Indian War of . . . — — Map (db m14740) HM
On North Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Served his country for four years in the United States Army as a Technician Fifth Grade during World War II. He was married to Bessie Riley with whom he raised sixteen children. He was a Mason Grand Lodge F. &. A.A.M. Born May 9 1919 Died Dec. 23 . . . — — Map (db m267616) WM
On Mercer Circle 0.1 miles Penfield Road, on the left when traveling north.
Actuated by a legacy from Josiah Penfield, Mercer University was founded here in 1833 as Mercer Institute. After considering several locations, the Trustees moved the institution to Macon in 1871 and, in 1880, transferred all holdings in Penfield to . . . — — Map (db m24726) HM
On Bethany Church Road 0.3 miles north of Bethany Road, on the right when traveling south.
Organized in 1786, Bethany Presbyterian Church was the first church in Greene County. Dr. Francis Cummins, Dr. Francis Goulding, and other great ministers preached here. In 1886, Dr. James Woodrow was tried for heresy here in the first “monkey . . . — — Map (db m24619) HM
On Bethesda Church Road at Mercer Durham Road, on the left when traveling north on Bethesda Church Road.
When Bethesda Baptist Church was organized in 1785, it was known as Whatley’s Mill Church, and was in Wilkes County before it was added to Greene in 1802. When the present building was erected in 1818, the name was changed to Bethesda. Jesse Mercer . . . — — Map (db m24724) HM
On Lamb Avenue (U.S. 278) at Moody Street ( Route 77), on the right when traveling west on Lamb Avenue.
Commemorating the site of the First Regimental Reunion of Confederate Veterans
Survivors of the 3rd Georgia Regiment met at the Union Point Fair Grounds
July 30-31, 1874 — — Map (db m60774) HM
On Union Point Highway (U.S. 278) at Buffalo Lick Road, on the right when traveling east on Union Point Highway.
This site is described in the treaty signed by the Creek and Cherokee Indians at Augusta, Georgia, in 1773. Here began the survey of the ceded lands. — — Map (db m15712) HM
On Union Point Highway (U.S. 278) 0 miles east of Boyd Street, on the left when traveling east.
Here in 1862-1864 was located the Wayside home, operated by 14 gallant Confederate women of this city. More than one million meals were served to Confederate soldiers, sailors, and marines, passing though this town. More than ten thousand . . . — — Map (db m15803) HM
On Carlton Avenue at Thornton Street, on the right when traveling east on Carlton Avenue.
The Two Committees
Who alternated weekly
In carrying on the Wayside Home
Mrs. Jas. B. Hart Mrs. P. W. Printup
Mrs. M. L. Watson Mrs. L. Bynum
Mrs. Martha E. Forester Mrs. Ira Brown
Mrs. Dr. B. F. Carlton Mrs. Richard Dilworth . . . — — Map (db m60845) HM
Near Georgia Route 15, on the right when traveling north.
American sculptor Abbott Pattison created Iron Horse, also known as, "Pegasus Without Wings", in 1954. The Curtis family rescued Iron Horse from storage in 1959 and relocated it from Athens, Georgia, to a prominent location on their . . . — — Map (db m276042) HM
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