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Historical Markers in Social Circle

 
Clickable Map of Newton County, Georgia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Newton County, GA (42) Butts County, GA (19) Henry County, GA (42) Jasper County, GA (22) Morgan County, GA (72) Rockdale County, GA (14) Walton County, GA (32)  NewtonCounty(42) Newton County (42)  ButtsCounty(19) Butts County (19)  HenryCounty(42) Henry County (42)  JasperCounty(22) Jasper County (22)  MorganCounty(72) Morgan County (72)  RockdaleCounty(14) Rockdale County (14)  WaltonCounty(32) Walton County (32)
Covington is the county seat for Newton County
Social Circle is in Newton County
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ADJACENT TO NEWTON COUNTY
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Rockdale County (14)  ►
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1 ► Georgia, Newton County, Social Circle — 1 — Brick Store — December 24, 1821 —
On U.S. 278 at Old Social Circle Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 278.
The General Store and residence of Martin Kolb was named by the Georgia General Assembly as the temporary meeting place for elections and courts of the newly formed Newton County. The first justices of the inferior court were George . . . — — Map (db m34543) HM
2 ► Georgia, Newton County, Social Circle — Brick Store — More Than Just A Store —
On U.S. 278 at Old Social Circle Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 278.
Home. Store. Courthouse. Stagecoach stop. Post office. Temperance Lodge. Each name describes Brick Store at some time in its long history. The building, constructed as the residence of Martin Kolb, sometime before 1822, still stands in northeast . . . — — Map (db m265086) HM
3 ► Georgia, Walton County, Social Circle — The Church Bell —
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
4 ► Georgia, Walton County, Social Circle — Dr. Brown's Townhouse — c. 1850 —
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
5 ► Georgia, Walton County, Social Circle — 11-C-8 — Hightower Trail — <-------> —
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
6 ► Georgia, Walton County, Social Circle — In Memory of Emma Sansom —
Near West Hightower Trail west of North Cherokee Road ( Route 11).
In Memory Of Emma Sansom Heroine of the 60's — — Map (db m103173) HM
7 ► Georgia, Walton County, Social Circle — 147-5 — The March to the Sea —
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
8 ► Georgia, Walton County, Social Circle — L7 — Social Circle — Lightning Strikes Twice — March to the Sea Heritage Trail —
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
9 ► Georgia, Newton County, Social Circle — Trail of the Stage Coach Cross Roads —
On U.S. 278 west of Old Social Circle Road, on the right when traveling west.
This tablet marks the trail of the stage coach cross roads from Charleston to New Orleans, and from Ruckersville to Milledgeville - the state capital. To the rear stands the old inn-a regular stopping point for both stages. Near by stands the . . . — — Map (db m265081) HM
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Nov. 11, 2026