On Moina Michaels Road at Colonial Drive, on the left when traveling north on Moina Michaels Road.
Birthplace of Moina Michael
“The Poppy Lady” 1869 – 1944 Originator of War Memorial Emblem The Flanders Field Poppy
Buried in City Cemetery Monroe, Georgia — — Map (db m49395) HM
On Georgia Route 83 at Moina Michael Road, on the right when traveling west on Georgia Route 83.
Moina Michael, educator, patriot, and internationally known as “The Poppy Lady,” was born near here August 15, 1869. A granite boulder marks her birthplace. She received her early education at Braswell Academy and at Martin Institute, Jefferson, . . . — — Map (db m19827) HM
On Main Street south of Stargel Road, on the right when traveling south.
In 1864, Centreville (now Jersey) was a small farming village located on Hightower Trail, a former Indian trading route. The village included several small stores and farm related businesses including a blacksmith shop and cotton gin. However, most . . . — — Map (db m113291) HM
On Atlanta Highway (U.S. 78) at Conyers Road (Main Street) ( Route 20), on the right when traveling east on Atlanta Highway.
On July 20, 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, were closing in on Atlanta. Hq. 2nd Cavalry Division [US], Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard, was in Decatur, 6 miles E of Atlanta. Garrard’s three brigades were guarding bridges over the . . . — — Map (db m47878) HM
Near Winder-Monroe Highway (State Highway 11) 0.1 miles south of Emmett Doster Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
In the early 1800s, the area that would become Walton County was sparsely settled and more and more white Americans sought land in northeast Georgia. Settlers wanted more of the land owned by the Muscogee Creek Indian tribes and the Cherokee Nation, . . . — — Map (db m267832) HM
On East Spring Street (Georgia Route 10) at South Midland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Spring Street.
Fought here Sept. 1, 1787
Americans led by
Elijah Clarke
Erected by
Matthew Tolbert Chapter, D.A.R. 1925
Donated by Mrs. E. M. Williams — — Map (db m197735) HM
Near Winder-Monroe Highway (State Highway 11) 0.1 miles south of Emmett Doster Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Georgia's history and cotton production have been inseparably woven together since 1733, when the colony was founded and cotton was first planted in Trustee's Garde, near Savannah. The boll weevil first appeared in Thomasville in 1915, and cotton . . . — — Map (db m267827) HM
Near South Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) north of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
This site was originally built in the 1890s and was home to the Bank of George Felker. The last business to occupy the space was G.B. Peters Jewelry. The downburst of 1993 destroyed the building leaving only the safe. For twenty years the lot sat . . . — — Map (db m236745) HM
Near Winder-Monroe Highway (State Highway 11) 0.1 miles south of Emmett Doster Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
In the 1800's, a blacksmith shop was of utmost importance to farms and communities. The “smith” was a skilled craftsman producing necessary iron tools and implements, such as door handles and hinges, nails, and horseshoes, for daily living. The . . . — — Map (db m267831) HM
A family cemetery was a matter of practicality during the settlement of America. Settlers would seek out a small plot of land, often in wooded areas bordering their fields, to begin a family cemetery for their loved ones.
The Harris Family . . . — — Map (db m267825) HM
Near Winder-Monroe Highway (State Highway 11) 0.1 miles south of Emmett Doster Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The smokehouse was an important outbuilding for farms in the nineteenth century. It provided for the curing and storing of meat for the family in the days before refrigeration.
This rare brick smokehouse was constructed of red clay bricks . . . — — Map (db m267820) HM
On East Spring Street (Georgia Route 10) east of South Broad Street ( Route 11), on the right when traveling east.
D. A. V. & D. A. V. A.
Robert E. Parker
Chapter °48 Monroe, GA
In honor of all American veterans
November 11, 1994
Chartered Aug. 13, 1984
D. A. V.
M. E. Wright Sr., Comm. • D. Lee, Sr., Vice Comm. • E. Bruce, Jr., Vice Comm. • J. . . . — — Map (db m197732) WM
On South Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) 0 miles south of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
This City of Monroe, settled in 1818 and incorporated Nov. 30, 1821, was named for James Monroe, fifth President. Born in Virginia in 1758 he fought in the Continental Army. He served in the Virginia legislature, in Congress and the Senate, and as . . . — — Map (db m20718) HM
Near Winder-Monroe Highway (State Highway 11) 0.1 miles south of Emmett Doster Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 greatly influenced the economic development of the South, including Walton County. Prior to this invention, the processing of cotton was so labor intensive that growing the crop was not . . . — — Map (db m267826) HM
On U.S. 78 at Locklin Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 78.
2.4 miles east, at Moore’s Ford Bridge on the Apalachee River, four African-Americans - George and Mae Murray Dorsey and Roger and Dorothy Dorsey Malcom (reportedly 7 months pregnant) - were brutally beaten and shot by an unmasked mob on the . . . — — Map (db m19775) HM
On South Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) at East Spring Street ( Route 10), on the right when traveling north on South Broad Street.
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation. 1775-1783 — — Map (db m254656) WM
On South Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) at East Church Street on South Broad Street.
Walton County has been the home either through birth or short residence of the following Georgia Chief Executives:
Wilson Lumpkin (1831-1835)
Alfred Holt Colquitt (1877-1882)
James S. Boynton (1883)
Henry D. McDaniel (1883-1886)
Clifford . . . — — Map (db m20717) HM
Near Winder-Monroe Highway (State Highway 11) 0.1 miles Emmett Doster Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Soil conservation became a national priority as a result of the Dust Bowl in the 1930's. Soil scientist Hugh Hammond Bennett led the effort to educate legislators, landowners, and the public about the importance of conservation. President Franklin . . . — — Map (db m267818) HM
On High School Avenue north of East Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
This bell hung here in the belfry of the Primitive Baptist Church, built in 1910. Called “a noisy nuisance that disturbed the peace,” it was silenced in 1930.
William G. Adams, a relative of the church's founder, Reverend James Monroe Adams, . . . — — Map (db m267784) HM
Near Winder-Monroe Highway (State Highway 11) 0.1 miles south of Emmett Doster Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
National Register of Historic Places | Walton County Historic Landmark | Georgia Centennial Heritage Farm
The William Harris Homestead Plantation, consisting of 500 acres, was formed from the 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia. The log house and . . . — — Map (db m267790) HM
On East Spring Street (Business U.S. 78) 0 miles east of South Broad Street ( Route 11), on the right when traveling east.
This County created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 15 & 19, 1818, is named for George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Walton, born in Va. in 1749 came to Savannah when 20 to study law. Elected Secretary of the first Provincial . . . — — Map (db m20703) HM
On South Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) just south of East Spring Street ( Route 10), on the left when traveling south.
[west face]”On fame’s eternal camping ground, their silent tents are spread, and glory guards, with solemn round, the bivouac of the dead.” Comrades To Our Confederate Dead [east face]”How sleep the brave, who sink to . . . — — Map (db m174122) WM
On South Cherokee Road just south of Memorial Street Southwest, on the left when traveling south.
[top marker]This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior[bottom marker]40 Walton Landmark HSWC . . . — — Map (db m227498) HM
On South Cherokee Road (Georgia Route 11) at Hightower Trail, on the right when traveling south on South Cherokee Road.
This road is a portion of Hightower Trail, old Indian path to Etowah River, which ran from High Shoals of the Appalachee westward to Shallow Ford on the Chattahoochee. It formed a boundary between Cherokee lands to the north and Creek lands to the . . . — — Map (db m33434) HM
Near West Hightower Trail west of North Cherokee Road ( Route 11).
Originating in the 1820s, Social Circle became Walton County's rail center in 1845 as the Georgia Railroad advanced westward. Legend says the settlement received its name when a traveler, impressed by the hospitality of the little group of congenial . . . — — Map (db m103342) HM
On South Cherokee Road just south of Memorial Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
First erected prior to 1900 Fell when fire destroyed church and tower on June 21, 1969 Mounted and rung on the Nation’s Bicentennial on July 4, 1976 Erected on present site July 1980 — — Map (db m190997) HM
On South Cherokee Road (Georgia Route 11) 0 miles south of Memorial Street, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m20193) HM
