On North Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) at West Athens Street (Georgia Route 211), on the right when traveling south on North Broad Street.
Barrow County was created by Act of July 7, 1914 from Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton Counties. It was named for David Crenshaw Barrow, Chancellor of the University of Georgia for many years. Born in Oglethorpe County, October 18, 1852, he died in . . . — — Map (db m19070) HM
On Thompson Mill Road (Georgia Route 211) 0.1 miles north of Will Maynard Road, on the right when traveling north.
On July 31, 1864, at the Battle of Sunshine Church (19 miles NE of Macon), Maj. Gen. Geo. Stoneman [US] surrendered with 600 men to Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson, Jr., [CS], after covering the escape of Adams’ and Capron’s brigades of his cavalry . . . — — Map (db m23454) HM
On Porter Street, 0 miles west of North Broad Street (Georgia Route 53), on the right when traveling east.
This steam locomotive was presented to the City of Winder and Barrow County in 1959 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company. It was placed here as a permanent exhibit in memory of the important service engines of this type rendered to the country. . . . — — Map (db m14528) HM
On Fort Yargo Road, 1 mile south of Loganville Highway (Georgia Highway 81), on the right when traveling south.
In Memory of Charles O. Maddox 1887 – 1973 Banker, Farmer, Conservationist Purchased and held for 18 years 1800 acres of land In 1954 he transferred the land to the State of Georgia at no personal gain His vision was then fulfilled . . . — — Map (db m187403) HM
On West Athens Street (Georgia Route 211) 0 miles east of Church Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1836 Byrd Betts, Pioneer Steward of the Concord Methodist Church, later to become the First Methodist Church of Winder, gave 10 acres land for the church and cemetery. Those known buried here.
On Fort Yargo Road, 0.2 miles east of South Broad Street (State Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Between the Oconee & Ocmulgee In the late 1700s, the (Muscogee) Creek village of Snoden, present-day Winder, was located within the unbroken forests of Georgia's wilderness. Numerous waterways crisscrossed the landscape supplying . . . — — Map (db m187100) HM
On Broad Street, 0.4 miles south of South Broad Street (Georgia Route 81), on the left when traveling south.
This remarkably preserved log blockhouse was built in 1793, according to historians. There are several references to Fort Yargo as existing prior to 1800. Its location is given as three miles southwest of “Jug Tavern,” original name for Winder. . . . — — Map (db m22396) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
At one time, settlers used beehive ovens to bake all kinds of foods. Taking its name from its shape, the beehive oven can be found in all parts of the world even today. They are simple to build from clay and straw so there is little or no cost — . . . — — Map (db m187401) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Imagine this log building being occupied by 30 to 50 people while under attack by Indians. That was its purpose when it was built in 1792. Settlers in the area took refuge in the fort during times of threat or attack. When it was not being used for . . . — — Map (db m187377) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Small forts sprang up across Georgia's Indian lands during and after the Revolutionary War. The Creek, Cherokee, and other native peoples were drawn into the conflict by the British and fought skirmishes against the settlers who were establishing . . . — — Map (db m187300) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Settlers established farms as they arrived in new areas. They cleared forest and brush and built fences to corral their livestock, to mark their boundaries, and to keep out predators. The type of fence they built depended on available materials and . . . — — Map (db m187366) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Fort Yargo benefits from a group of volunteer living historians who assist in maintaining the original 1790s blockhouse structure, as well as providing demonstrations of the lifeways and skills of the late 18th and very early 19th centuries. The . . . — — Map (db m187354) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Fort Yargo resembles many log cabins built across the southern highlands, especially those of Appalachia. It is one and one-half stories, with front and back doors opposite to each other for air flow during the warmer months. It has a shake roof . . . — — Map (db m187400) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Fort Yargo's smokehouse is a reconstruction and is in use most winters. Smokehouses served to cure meat or fish with smoke and salt. Before the invention of refrigeration, fresh meat would not last very long unless it was "smoked" or frozen. In the . . . — — Map (db m187402) HM
On King Street at Wood Street, on the right when traveling north on King Street.
Glenwood Elementary and High School was established in 1951 as one of Georgia’s first public consolidated schools for African Americans. Part of a statewide equalization effort to improve school buildings and preserve segregation, Glenwood became . . . — — Map (db m56487) HM
Near Park Avenue at East Athens Street, on the right when traveling south.
Hal Jackson was a native of Winder, Georgia born on October 1, 1910 to J. Roy and Emma Jackson. Other than the time he served in the Army Air Force during World War II, Winder was his home. He married Katherine Adair on December 25, 1943, and they . . . — — Map (db m187287) HM
On West Athens Street (Georgia Route 211) at North Broad Street (Georgia Route 11), on the right when traveling east on West Athens Street.
This obelisk marked the intersection of the boundaries of Jackson, Walton, and Gwinnett Counties from which Barrow County was formed in 1914. The obelisk location was the center of the intersection of Broad and Athens Streets. This obelisk . . . — — Map (db m187291) HM
On Fort Yargo Road, 1 mile south of Loganville Highway (Georgia Highway 81), on the right when traveling south.
Built under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act 83rd Congress — 1954 by Barrow County, Georgia Oconee River Soil and Water Conservation District City Government of Winder Department of State Parks of Georgia with assistance . . . — — Map (db m173170) HM
On Gainesville Highway (Georgia Route 53) at Rockwell Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Gainesville Highway.
Organized 1839 — second oldest Universalist Church in Georgia. Located here near original site of Rockwell School, oldest school in this section, and Rockwell Masonic Lodge. Confederate Soldiers enlisted and drilled here 1861-1865. Church . . . — — Map (db m19548) HM
On Atlanta Highway SE (U.S. 29) 0 miles east of Russell Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Russell House was built in 1912 by Richard Brevard Russell, Sr., B. 1861 - D. 1938, and his wife, Ina Dillard, B. 1868 - D. 1953, who were married June 24, 1891. Fifteen children were born of this marriage. Judge Russell was elected Chief . . . — — Map (db m17288) HM
On North Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) at Laura Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broad Street.
Closing in on Atlanta in July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman found it "too strong to assault and too extensive to invest." To force its evacuation, he sent Maj. Gen. Geo. Stoneman's cavalry [US] to cut the Macon railway by which its defenders were . . . — — Map (db m17307) HM
On West Athens Street (Georgia Route 211) at Church Street, on the left when traveling east on West Athens Street.
For years inestimable the CREEK INDIAN VILLAGE of SNODON stood here. In 1793 ALONZO DRAPER, HOMER JACKSON and HERMAN SCUPEEN and their families became the first white people to establish homes in SNODON. This same year SNODON became JUG TAVERN. In . . . — — Map (db m17349) HM
On Cottage Lane east of Fort Yargo Road, in the median.
Completed in 1971, Will-A-Way Recreational Area was the nation's first comprehensive outdoor recreational facility designed for people with disabilities. Beginning in 1966, the Georgia Department of State Parks met with multiple agencies to develop . . . — — Map (db m229236) HM
