On Palmyra Road 0.1 miles north of Fussell Road, on the left when traveling north.
Palmyra, Georgia “ghost town,” was incorporated in 1840 with John Woolbright, John Mercer, Burch M. Roberts, Edward Janes, George S. Oglesby as Commissioners. Among the prominent residents were: Doctors Jeremiah Hilsman, Leonidas Mercer, . . . — — Map (db m40529) HM
On Leslie Highway (Georgia Route 195) at 4th Street East, on the right when traveling north on Leslie Highway.
Lee County was created by Acts of June 9, 1825 and Dec. 11, 1826 from Creek cessions of Jan. 24, 1826 and March 31, 1826. Originally, it contained all land in Randolph, Stewart, Quitman, Sumter, Terrell, Webster and part of Marion and Clay Counties. . . . — — Map (db m40125) HM
On U.S. 19 0.1 miles north of Pinewood Road, on the right when traveling south.
Kennard's Settlement and Cowpens, a major Creek Indian center of Southwest Georgia, was located three and three-fourths miles west of here, on the east side of Kinchafoonee Creek. The site was named for Jack and William Kennard, two Lower Creek . . . — — Map (db m9844) HM
On Georgia Route 118 at South Stanton Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east on State Route 118.
Early in May, 1865, Federal cavalry under command of Col. R. H. G. Minty, U.S.A., passed through Smithville in pursuit of Jefferson Davis. They camped for one night near this spot, moved west to Cuthbert, then to Eufaula, Ala., south to Fort Gaines, . . . — — Map (db m40013) HM
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