The spring to the left of this marker was used by the John Dooly family.
The simple log cabin, in which Colonel John Dooly and his family resided, was situated across the road opposite the spring. It was here that Colonel Dooly was murdered by . . . — — Map (db m108811) HM
General Elijah Clark, "Hero of the Hornets Nest," and members of his family are buried in the enclosed cemetery. Their graves were first moved from their original burial places near Graball (10 miles North) to a site on the Community House Grounds . . . — — Map (db m9931) HM
Lincoln County was created by Act of Feb. 20, 1796 from Wilkes County. It was named for Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) of Hingham, Mass., who held the Chief Command of the Southern Department in the Continental Army. In 1781 he became . . . — — Map (db m46887) HM
In Sacred Memory of the
Men of Lincoln County
Who Made the Supreme
Sacrifice
World War I
Jesse H. Blackburn
Titus B. Booker
Richard E. Lewis
Edward W. Smalley
Ralph W. Humpreys
Talmadge Bohler
James C. Justice
Thomas . . . — — Map (db m57611) WM
Approved and Accepted on
National Historic Register
by Act 1966
Land Donated by
Peter Lamar, March 3, 1823
for Religious and Educational Purposes
Lincolnton Garden Club
Organized by
Mrs. Ruth Hogan Armstrong
1950
Restored . . . — — Map (db m51426) HM
North Georgia`s oldest road, which crosses the Highway U.S. 378 at this point, was originally an Indian Trail which led to their Trading Post in Augusta , Georgia.
Later, this important trade route was used by pioneer white settlers in transporting . . . — — Map (db m46862) HM
The Lewis Family, America's First of Bluegrass Gospel Music, was organized in 1951. The Lewis Family has achieved worldwide recognition as an icon of bluegrass gospel music. From a modest but proud beginning in Lincoln County, the group has . . . — — Map (db m57616) HM
Tory Pond, 100 yards south from this marker, is the spot where a band of Tories were hanged for the murder of Colonel John Dooly, in 1780, while he slept in his home, located some 3/4 mile to the east. Previously, a number from this band had . . . — — Map (db m21286) HM
In 1775 took William Bartram to Fort James on the "Petersburg Road" and passed through Lincoln County, parts now covered by Clark Hill Reservoir — — Map (db m11509) HM
Traveling south ahead of her husband, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, First Lady Varina Davis and the Davis's four children departed Abbeville, South Carolina in late April 1865. Escorting them were the President's personal secretary, Burton . . . — — Map (db m224106) HM
Confederate President Jefferson Davis, various government officials, and a 2,500-man cavalry escort departed Abbeville, South Carolina, before midnight on May 2, 1865. Included were several Confederate cabinet members, the President's personal . . . — — Map (db m224116) HM