On Georgia Route 18 at Griswoldville Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 18.
On Nov. 22, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] moved SE from Clinton (near Gray) toward Gordon and Irwinton on its destructive March to the Sea. Walcutt’s brigade, with two guns of Arndt’s Michigan Battery, was . . . — — Map (db m41549) HM
On Old Griswoldville Road, 1 mile east of Henderson Road, on the left when traveling east.
About 1:30 P.M. Nov. 22, 1864, after halting in Griswoldville to reform his column and report his progress, Brig. Gen. P.J. Phillips began moving his command (1st Division, Georgia Militia and attached units) east to clear the town, intending to . . . — — Map (db m25302) HM
On Eatonton Highway (U.S. 129) at Blounts Chapel Road, on the left when traveling north on Eatonton Highway.
On Nov. 18, 1864, Blair’s 17th Corps of the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Ocmulgee River at Seven Islands (12 mi. NW of Hillsboro) and marched via . . . — — Map (db m24766) HM
On Eatonton Highway (U.S. 129) at Damascus Church Road, on the left when traveling north on Eatonton Highway.
Near here was Blountsville, an early stagecoach station and post office until after the War Between the States. It suffered severely during the War and the town disappeared. The home of many prominent families, Blountsville was the site of . . . — — Map (db m24764) HM
On Green Settlement Road, 0.2 miles north of Highway 18 (U.S. 129), on the left when traveling north.
This is the first Methodist church and the second church established in Jones County. Land was appropriated in 1810 and July 14, 1821 a deed to the Clinton Methodists was made effective. The church was "a frame house of good dimensions with . . . — — Map (db m560) HM
On James Street (Georgia Route 18) 0 miles south of Clinton Street (U.S. 129), on the left when traveling south.
Named in Honor of Jimmy Roberts for his meritorious service to the citizens of Gray as Mayor from May 1972 until Dec. 1993. The son of Corbin and Sara Greene Roberts. He was born and educated in Jones Co. He attended Middle GA. College and the Univ. . . . — — Map (db m26249) HM
On West Clinton Street (U.S. 129) at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on West Clinton Street.
Gray, Georgia, was named for James Madison Gray, regarded as Jones County's most outstanding citizen. He clothed the Gray Infantry, Company F, 45th Georgia Regiment, C.S.A. and during the Civil War fed soldiers and homeless families from his own . . . — — Map (db m81542) HM
On West Clinton Street (U.S. 129) at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on West Clinton Street.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 10, 1807, is named for James Jones of Savannah, a legislator at 23 and member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1798 in which year he was elected to Congress. The first County Site was at . . . — — Map (db m26024) HM
On Monticello Highway (Georgia Route 11) 0.1 miles south of 5 Points Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Farmer’s Academy (later Planter’s Academy) was incorporated Dec. 19, 1822 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees included Bailey Bell, Adam Carson, Kinchen P. Thweatt, James Lockett, Cyrus Cotton, Samuel Barron and William . . . — — Map (db m24770) HM
On Old Griswoldville Road, 0 miles west of Baker Road, on the right when traveling east.
On the night of Nov. 21, 1864, Murray’s brigade of Kilpatrick’s cavalry [US], which during the day had burned buildings and destroyed railways facilities in Griswoldville, camped on the E fork of Little Sandy Creek, ½ miles NE. At dawn, . . . — — Map (db m25305) HM
On West Clinton Street (U.S. 129) at James Street (Georgia Route 18), on the right when traveling east on West Clinton Street.
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 Left Wing . . . — — Map (db m41449) HM
On Monticello Highway (Georgia Route 11) 1 mile north of Otis Redding Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman’s army [US] closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications “too strong to assault and too extensive to invest,” he sought to force its fall by sending Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, with three cavalry . . . — — Map (db m25645) HM
On West Clinton Street (U.S. 129) at Stewart Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Clinton Street.
This building was dedicated on November 29, 1936 and educated students in grades 1 through 11 until the 12th grade was added in 1950, and it served as a school until 1991. This was one of the most modern school buildings in the state at the time. . . . — — Map (db m81545) HM
