On West Broad Street (U.S. 1) 0 miles east of Green Street, on the right when traveling east.
The notorious "Yazoo Fraud" act was passed and later repealed in the old State Capitol that stood here 1794-1807. The 1794 Georgia legislature sold
35,000,000 acres of land along the Yazoo River in what is now Alabama and Mississippi at 1½ . . . — — Map (db m58365) HM
Near T E Buchanan Road 0.3 miles north of U.S. 221.
When an army crosses a large stream it is vulnerable to attack. Commanders often reduce this hazard by crossing at multiple locations, decreasing congestion and expediting the movement. When possible each crossing occurs within close supporting . . . — — Map (db m103309) HM
On East Broad Street (Business U.S. 1) at Walnut Street, in the median on East Broad Street.
Chartered in 1786, the City of Louisville was named in honor of King Louis XVI in appreciation for the help he gave the colonies during the American Revolution. From 1796 to 1805, Louisville served as the first permanent capital of Georgia: the . . . — — Map (db m15898) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 1) at Mulberry Street, in the median on North Main Street.
This Market House was built between 1795-1798 as a publicly owned multi-purpose trading house. Louisville newspapers record sales of large tracts, household hoods, town lots and slaves by sheriffs, tax collectors, marshals and people of the . . . — — Map (db m15900) HM
On County Courthouse Square (Georgia Route 24) just from Green Street.
Georgia Capitol was on this site, (1794-1807). Colonists on the coast had urged a location on higher ground "with good drinking water." The famous constitutional convention of 1798 was held here and the document then adopted lasted for seventy . . . — — Map (db m39419) HM
On Georgia Route 17 1.5 miles north of Malloy Road (County Route 172), on the left when traveling south.
The area now called Old Town Plantation is shown on maps dating to the early 18th century. It was called Ogeechee Old Town because of the ancient Creek Indian town that Carolina traders visited before Georgia was founded in 1733. George Galphin of . . . — — Map (db m15734) HM
On U.S. 221 0.1 miles east of Grange Road (Georgia Route 171), on the right when traveling east.
On Nov. 28, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] moved from Davisboro to Louisville, the main body on this road. Jackson’s and Geary’s divisions, 20th Corps, along the Central Railroad, and Morgan’s and Baird's . . . — — Map (db m58100) HM
On U.S. 221 0.2 miles east of Bostic Mill Road, on the right when traveling east.
On Nov. 28, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], less Morgan’s and Baird’s divisions, 14th Corps, which had marched via Fenn’s Bridge (10 mi. NW), and Jackson’s and Geary’s divisions, 20th Corps, which were . . . — — Map (db m58103) HM
On East Broad Street east of Mulberry Street (Georgia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
On Monday, November 28, 1864, Union Major General William T. Sherman's "Left Wing" commanded by Major General Henry W. Slocum reached the Ogeechee River and Rocky Comfort Creek just west of Louisville. The bridges had been destroyed by portions of . . . — — Map (db m103307) HM
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