On Franklin Street 0 miles south of Haralson Street, on the right when traveling north.
George Michael Troup was born September 8, 1780 and died April 26, 1856. During Troup's tenure as Governor of Georgia (1823-1827), Troup County was created on December 16, 1826. Boundaries of original Troup County extended from the Flint River on . . . — — Map (db m11684) HM
On State Highway 507 0.8 miles west of State Highway 797, on the right when traveling west.
Near this spot is the trailhead to Driskill Mountain, Louisiana's highest point and the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church and Cemetery. James Christopher Driskill, the mountain's namesake. was born in Hancock County, Georgia, on June 27, 1817. On . . . — — Map (db m234596) HM
On West Mulberry Street east of Douglas Street, on the left when traveling west.
Born a slave, Horace King became a master builder who constructed covered bridges over every large river between western Georgia and eastern Mississippi. King gained his freedom in 1846 through the Alabama legislature with the aid of his master, . . . — — Map (db m103136) HM
On Royal Street at Dull Averiette Street, on the right when traveling east on Royal Street.
As the focal point of Athens schools and athletics, Bruce Field has served the community since 1922. Bruce Academy, a leading educational institution at the turn of the 20th century, was established in 1898. Both the school and sports field on the . . . — — Map (db m247190) HM
On Hamilton Road (U.S. 27) 0.1 miles south of Smokey Road, on the left when traveling south.
Troup Factory, first cotton mill in Troup County, Georgia, was established in 1846 on Flat Shoals Creek by Robertson, Leslie & Co., of Meriwether County. Water powered carding, spinning and weaving, in a massive four-storied mill, produced famed . . . — — Map (db m11682) HM
On Pelican Point Rd near Cedar St, on the right when traveling east.
Within these walls are buried Captain Troup, British Naval officer, and his wife, Catherine McIntosh Troup. They were the parents of George M. Troup, Governor
Georgia 1823-1827; U.S. Senator 1829-1833. It was on this plantation that Georgia M. . . . — — Map (db m11518) HM
Near South Lafayette Square (U.S. 29) at Bull Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
The Georgia State Legislature established Troup County and four other counties in West Georgia in 1826. After choosing a location near the geographic center of the county, local leaders named the new county seat after Chateau de Lagrange the French . . . — — Map (db m235578) HM
On Ben Hill Street at McLendon Circle, on the left when traveling north on Ben Hill Street.
Benjamin Harvey Hill, one of the first to proclaim the New South industrial rather than agricultural, was born at Hillsborough, Jasper County, Sept. 14, 1823. Reared on a farm at Long Lane, Troup County, graduated with first honors at the . . . — — Map (db m37158) HM
Near Discovery Parkway at West Harris Street (Georgia Route 18).
Constructed from hand-hewn
longleaf pine logs. Built around
1830 during the settlement of
Troup County, Georgia. Moved
to its present location in 1959. — — Map (db m107904) HM
On Union Street at East Depot Street, on the right when traveling south on Union Street.
Lynching in America
Thousands of black people were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to . . . — — Map (db m103140) HM
The Mulberry Street cemetery complex served the people of LaGrange and the South between 1863 and at least the 1930s. The oldest section is the Stonewall Jackson Confederate Cemetery where soldiers from all thirteen Southern states are buried. The . . . — — Map (db m103142) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
