Near Spring Road, 0.2 miles west of Georgia Highway 42, on the right when traveling west.
listed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
March 12, 1999
Historic Preservation Division
Georgia Department of
Natural Resources — — Map (db m227242) HM
As the “Right Wing” of Union Major General William T. Sherman's army marched from Atlanta to Savannah they encountered three major physical barriers: the Ocmulgee, Oconee and Ogeechee Rivers. The Ocmulgee River, about six miles east of Indian . . . — — Map (db m227259) HM
Near Spring Road, 0.1 miles west of Georgia Highway 42, on the right when traveling west.
Flowing Artesian Well
Artesian aquifers are fed by groundwater seeping downward into the basin through cracks, often entering from miles away. The groundwater, entering from a higher elevation, exerts pressure on the aquifer and pushes the . . . — — Map (db m227252) HM
On U.S. 23 at Mount Pleasant Church Road, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 23.
On Nov. 17, 1864, Kilpatrick’s cavalry division [US], which was covering the right flank of Gen. Sherman’s army on its March to the Sea, moved from Bear Creek Station (Hampton), 30 mi. NW, down the north bank of Towaliga River to threaten Griffin . . . — — Map (db m39955) HM
Near State Highway 42, 0.1 miles north of Harris Street, on the right when traveling north.
Here on February 12, 1825
William McIntosh
a friendly chief of the Creek Indians signed the treaty by which all lands west of Flint River were ceded to the State of Georgia. For this, he was murdered by a band of Creeks who were opposed to . . . — — Map (db m227261) HM
On West 3rd Street (U.S. 23) at Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 24, 1825, is named for Capt. Sam Butts killed in the Indian War of 1814 at the Battle of Chalibbee. At Indian Springs, now a State Park, were signed the Treaties with the Creeks giving Georgia . . . — — Map (db m21385) HM
On 3rd Avenue (U.S. 23) at Mulbury Street (State Highway 36), on the right when traveling west on 3rd Avenue.
In memory of the Confederate Soldiers of Butts County, whose undying devotion to duty and self sacrifice in their country's service, we cherish; and whose heroic deeds and patriotism, we embalm in stone, as they are enshrined in our hearts. Our . . . — — Map (db m24591) HM
On West 3rd Street (U.S. 23) 0 miles west of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling west.
On the morning of Nov. 18, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army [US] moved from its bivouacs in and near Jackson toward Planters’ Factory (Ocmulgee Mills), on the Ocmulgee River at Seven Islands (9 miles SE), to . . . — — Map (db m21370) HM
On Stark Road at Halls Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Stark Road.
Robert Grier, astronomer and founder of "Grier’s Almanac", and his family lived about one mile from here and are buried in a family cemetery near the home.
Robert Grier was born in 1780 at his father’s home in Taliaferro Co. He attended Old Union . . . — — Map (db m21337) HM
Near Spring Road west of Highway 42, on the right when traveling south.
The wonderful healing powers of the waters of Indian Spring were known to the Indians before the pioneers blazed the trail of civilization in Georgia. Such were their belief and confidence in the medicinal virtues of the waters that they came with . . . — — Map (db m404) HM
On Georgia Route 16 at Pratt Smith Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 16.
On the night of Nov. 17, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army [US], which had marched south from Atlanta on Nov 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, reached Jackson and camped in and around the town. Hq. Right . . . — — Map (db m26975) HM
On South Mulberry Street near 3rd Street (U.S. 23), on the right when traveling south.
Jackson, seat of Butts County, "was a beautiful little place and evidently occupied by the most prosperous people of that region. Those descriptive words were penned by Union Major Thomas W Osborn, Chief of Artillery of Major General Oliver O. . . . — — Map (db m103197) HM
On Highway 42, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Across the highway stands the inn built about 1823 by William McIntosh, half-breed chief of the Lower Creek Indians. Here on February 12, 1825, McIntosh and other chiefs signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs, giving up their last Georgia land. . . . — — Map (db m395) HM
On Nov. 17, 1864, the 15th Corps, leading the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman's army (US) on its March to the Sea. marched from McDonough to Jackson. Below Locust Grove (16 mi. NW), Woods' and Hazen's divisions turned right to avoid Jackson and camped . . . — — Map (db m403) HM
Near McDonough Road, 0.2 miles east of Brookwood Avenue (U.S. 23).
Sylvan Grove Hospital site was originally part of a large colonial cotton plantation known as Sylvan Grove Plantation. This plantation was settled in 1817 by Williams Buttrill, Revolutionary soldier and aide to General George Washington. He was the . . . — — Map (db m103191) HM
On McDonough Road, 0.2 miles south of Brookwood Avenue (U.S. 23), on the right when traveling north.
In 1864, Sylvan Grove Plantation was located just outside Jackson. Its owner, Asa Buttrill, built an impressive 14-room plantation house in the 1830s for his bride, Lucy Manley. The house stood slightly south of the large stone covering a wellspring . . . — — Map (db m103196) HM
On Keys Ferry Road at Winding Way (County Route 293), on the right when traveling east on Keys Ferry Road.
On Nov. 17th, the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] marched from McDonough to Jackson, enroute to Planters’ Factory on Ocmulgee River where it was to cross next day. To relieve congestion on the Jackson road, Smith’s division, 17th Corps with . . . — — Map (db m21327) HM
On West 3rd Street (U.S. 23) 0 miles west of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling west.
On the night of Nov. 17, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army [US], which had marched south from Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, reached Jackson. Hq. Department and Army of the Tennessee (the . . . — — Map (db m21369) HM
