On Central Drive (U.S. 80) 0.1 miles west of Nobles Drive, on the right when traveling east.
On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (102 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 m49509) HM
On Central Drive (U.S. 80) 0.1 miles west of Nobles Drive, on the left when traveling east.
On May 7, 1865, Jefferson Davis, with his family and a small escort, passed through Dublin enroute south to avoid a screen of Union cavalry attempting to intercept him. That evening, the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry [US] reached Dublin and camped at the . . . — — Map (db m49511) HM
On East Jackson Street (U.S. 80) at North Jefferson Street (Business U.S. 441), on the right when traveling west on East Jackson Street.
Laurens County was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1807 from Wilkinson County. Originally, it contained all of Pulaski and part of Johnson Counties. Among prominent residents of Laurens County were Gov. Geo. M. Troup and Gen. David Blackshear. It was . . . — — Map (db m49538) HM
On West Gaines Street 0 miles west of North Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west.
(Side 1):
Capt. Hardy B Smith (1841-1912), CSA, one of Laurens County’s noted veterans, served in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. Smith, when war broke out, was called home from classes at the University of . . . — — Map (db m38719) HM
On U.S. 80 at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 80.
To honor the founders whose vision transformed this rural area from darkness to the splendor of light; who serve as our reminder that no job is too difficult
if the cause is just and the people are determined. Incorporators:
Paul J. Jones . . . — — Map (db m14562) HM
On U.S. 80 0 miles east of Troup Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Governor of Georgia 1823 - 1827
United States Senator 1816 - 1818 and 1829 - 1833
Champion and militant defender of State Rights.
This principle above all in his answer to President John Quincy Adams:
“The argument has been . . . — — Map (db m107338) HM
On State Highway 199 0.9 miles north of Interstate 16, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Here lived George Michael Troup, Governor of Georgia 1823-27. Born in 1780 at McIntosh's Bluff on the Tombigbee River in a part of Georgia that is now
Alabama, he graduated at Princeton, 1797, and was admitted to the bar at Savannah, 1800. He . . . — — Map (db m11692) HM
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