On Pulaski Street, 0.1 miles west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
Clinton Female Seminary was incorporated on Dec. 15, 1821 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees were James Smith, Gustavus Hendrick, Samuel Lowther, Henry G. Lamar and Charles J. McDonald. This successful school under Rev. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m25209) HM
On Pulaski Street, 0.1 miles east of Randolph Street, on the right when traveling west.
Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson, C.S.A., son of Senator Alfred Iverson, also a Brig. Gen., and Caroline Goode Holt, was born here Feb. 14, 1829. He served with the U. S. Cavalry in the Mexican War and Mormon campaign and fought the Comanches and Kiowas. . . . — — Map (db m24994) HM
On Pulaski Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Pulaski Street.
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Known as Clinton’s oldest house, the Macarthy-Pope house is believed to have been built between 1809 and 1810. Benjamin and William Trapp owned the dwelling between 1818 and 1832. During the latter two years of their . . . — — Map (db m57495) HM
Near Pulaski Street, 0.2 miles east of Greene Settlement Road, on the right when traveling east.
Founded in 1808 Clinton was a commercial and educational center and the early seat of Jones County. It was planned with streets in a New England styled gridiron pattern and a central square. In 1820 Clinton was the fourth -largest town in Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m103208) HM
On Pulaski Street, 0.1 miles west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
The first iron foundry in Georgia was established here by Samuel Griswold who came from Connecticut, settling in Clinton in 1820. He also manufactured about 1,000 cotton gins a year and ran a steam sawmill and grist mill. Moving to Griswoldville in . . . — — Map (db m25201) HM
On Pulaski Street, 0.1 miles west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
On the night of Nov. 19, 1864, Kilpatrick’s cavalry division [US], which was covering the advance of the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army on its destructive March to the Sea, camped at Clinton. At noon on the 20th, the . . . — — Map (db m25204) HM
On Pulaski Street, 0.1 miles west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
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 m25207) HM
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
On Henderson Road at Griswoldville Road, on the right when traveling north on Henderson Road.
On Nov. 22 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] marched southeast from the vicinity of Gray toward Gordon and Irwinton on its destructive March to the Sea. To protect the right against Wheeler’s cavalry [CS], Brig. . . . — — Map (db m98659) HM
On Henderson Road at Griswoldville Road, on the right when traveling north on Henderson Road.
On Nov. 22, 1864, the 1st Division, Georgia Militia (less the 1st Brigade), with the 1st and 2nd Regiments, Georgia State Line, and Anderson’s Georgia Battery attached, Brig. Gen. Pleasant J. Phillips commanding, marched from East Macon about 8:00 . . . — — Map (db m65517) HM
On Henderson Road at Griswoldville Road, on the right when traveling north on Henderson Road.
In 1862, to meet the pressing need of the Confederate States Army for revolvers of the Colt pattern, the Griswold Cotton Gin Company’s plant, on this site, was converted to a pistol factory. In March, the production of cotton gin machinery was . . . — — Map (db m98660) HM
On Henderson Road at Griswoldville Road, on the right when traveling north on Henderson Road.
This town is named for Samuel Griswold who moved his iron foundries and cotton gin factories here from Clinton to be on the railroad. A disastrous unrecorded battle was fought here in 1864 when a force of old men and youths under Gen. Phillips, . . . — — Map (db m25194) HM
On Henderson Road north of Griswoldville Road, on the left when traveling south.
Griswoldville is among the most severe examples of destruction during the March to the Sea. Nothing remains today of the industrial town that once occupied this crossroads. Named for Samuel Griswold (1790-1867), a Connecticut industrialist, . . . — — Map (db m127156) HM
On Old Garrison Road (Georgia Route 49) at Griswoldville Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Garrison Road.
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 brigade, with two guns of Arndt’s Michigan Battery, was . . . — — Map (db m41550) HM
On Irwinton Highway (Georgia Route 57) 0 miles east of Hidden Valley Road, on the right when traveling west.
On Nov. 22, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] moved SE from Clinton (near Gray) towards Gordon and Irwinton on its destructive March to the Sea. Walcutt’s brigade, with two guns of Arndt’s Michigan Battery, was . . . — — Map (db m25240) HM
On Georgia Route 49 at Georgia Route 18, on the right when traveling south on State Route 49. Reported missing.
This road was built about 1800 by the State as a military road for the movement of troops between Milledgeville and Fort Hawkins (Macon) during the Indian Wars. It was strongly garrisoned to afford protection on this side of the Ocmulgee River, and . . . — — Map (db m57868) HM
On Pitts Chapel Road, 0.2 miles south of Georgia Route 49, on the right when traveling south.
The first record of Pitts Chapel dates back to October 13, 1860 when three and three-fourths acres of land was purchased from James Wells for $130 for the purpose of erecting a Methodist Episcopal Church. Upon this land was erected the largest and . . . — — Map (db m41560) HM
On Georgia Route 49 at Pitts Chapel Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 49.
On the night of Nov. 21, 1864, the headquarters and one division (Hazen’s) of the 15th Corps [US] of General Sherman’s army, which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, camped here at the crossing of the . . . — — Map (db m41446) HM
Near Monticello Highway (Georgia Route 11) south of Jackson Road.
As part of a two-pronged Cavalry raid, on Wednesday, July 27 1864, Union Major General George Stoneman with over 2,100 troopers left the main Federal army then located near Atlanta. Stoneman's orders from Major General William T. Sherman, were to . . . — — Map (db m103205) HM
On Monticello Highway (State Highway 11) south of Jackson Road, on the right when traveling north.
Sunshine Church II, built in 1880 and dedicated in 1883 by Rev. Sam Jones, replaced old Sunshine Church, two miles south of here, which General Sherman’s troops burned in 1864. A wounded northern prisoner, B.F. Morris, Shelby, Ohio, cared for by . . . — — Map (db m8897) HM
