Historical Markers and War Memorials in Tennille, Georgia
Sandersville is the county seat for Washington County
Tennille is in Washington County
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On Georgia Route 15 S at Montgomery Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 15 S.
Colby Smith, a Revolutionary War soldier who was prominent in America’s War of Independence settled in the 89th District in 1798 and was granted property by the Governor of Georgia in Honor of his service to America. He, his children, and his . . . — — Map (db m21300) HM
On Georgia Route 68, 0.1 miles north of Hurst Road, on the right when traveling north.
On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball’s Ferry (9 miles SW), on pontoon bridges, after two days of . . . — — Map (db m35509) HM
On Deep Cut Road at Ohoopee Church Road, on the left when traveling north on Deep Cut Road.
Jared Irwin, Statesman and twice Governor of Georgia, moved from Mecklenburg Country, N.C to Burke County, Ga. as a child. Commissioned a brigadier general during the Revolutionary War, he distinguished himself following the War as an Indian . . . — — Map (db m35502) HM
On Smith Street at East South Central Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Smith Street.
Late on Nov. 24, 1864, Lieut. Gen. Wm J. Hardee CSA, arrived in Tennille to consult with Maj. Gen. H.C. Wayne, Adj. Gen. of Georgia as to the advisability of further resistance along the line of the Oconee River, already reached by Gen. Sherman’s . . . — — Map (db m25268) HM
On Smith Street at West North Central Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Smith Street.
Tennille, the highest point, on the Central of Georgia Railroad, between Macon and Savannah, named for a public spirited citizen, Mr. Francis Tennille, was called for a number of years, Station No. 13. The land for the Right of Way, which made the . . . — — Map (db m25267) HM
On Smith Street at West North Central Avenue on Smith Street.
Tennille was founded in 1837 as Franklinville for Sam O. Franklin who gave land for the railroad's right-of-way and the town's creation. Its name was changed in 1842 after a prominent local citizen, Francis Tennille. The following year Tennille also . . . — — Map (db m103239) HM