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Dr. Charles Holmes Herty

Dr. Charles Holmes Herty Statesman ˜ Chemist Born on this spot Dec. 4, 1867 By his leadership he has made America Chemically self sufficient He has unselfishly Given his time and Talent to...

Dr. Charles Holmes Herty Statesman ˜ Chemist Born on this spot Dec. 4, 1867 By his leadership he has made America Chemically self sufficient He has unselfishly Given his time and Talent to...

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Masonic Temple of Benevolent Lodge No. 3 F.& A.M.

THIS IS THE OLDEST MASONIC BUILDING IN GEORGIA WITH CONTINUOUS USAGE SINCE ITS DEDICATION ON JUNE 24, 1834. FUNDED THROUGH A STATE AUTHORIZED LOTTERY AND CONSTRUCTED BY JOHN MARLOW (ALSO ONE OF...

THIS IS THE OLDEST MASONIC BUILDING IN GEORGIA WITH CONTINUOUS USAGE SINCE ITS DEDICATION ON JUNE 24, 1834. FUNDED THROUGH A STATE AUTHORIZED LOTTERY AND CONSTRUCTED BY JOHN MARLOW (ALSO ONE OF...

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Brown-Stetson- Sanford House

This Milledgeville Federal-style house was built c. 1825 on North Wilkinson Street for George T. Brown by English-born builder-architect John Marlor. It was operated as the U.S. Hotel and then the...

This Milledgeville Federal-style house was built c. 1825 on North Wilkinson Street for George T. Brown by English-born builder-architect John Marlor. It was operated as the U.S. Hotel and then the...

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Cedar Lane Cemetery

In 1997 a cemetery restoration began here triggered a movement to memorialize patients buried at state psychiatric hospitals nationwide. After discovering nearby neglected cemeteries interred some...

In 1997 a cemetery restoration began here triggered a movement to memorialize patients buried at state psychiatric hospitals nationwide. After discovering nearby neglected cemeteries interred some...

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Fort Defiance

Site of Fort Defiance 1794 Rendezvous of Followers of Gen. Elijah Clarke In the Trans-Oconee Country WPA 1938 DAR Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo...

Site of Fort Defiance 1794 Rendezvous of Followers of Gen. Elijah Clarke In the Trans-Oconee Country WPA 1938 DAR Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here....

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Alexis de Tocqueville

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE The 25 year-old French aristocrat and author of Democracy in America visited this area during his 1831-1832 tour of America Tocqueville C-SPAN PLACED BY C-SPAN AND THE CABLE...

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE The 25 year-old French aristocrat and author of Democracy in America visited this area during his 1831-1832 tour of America Tocqueville C-SPAN PLACED BY C-SPAN AND THE CABLE...

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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

This Church was organized in 1841 through the efforts of Bishop Stephen Elliott. the church building was completed in 1843 and consecrated Dec. 10. The vestibule, annex and Gothic roof were added...

This Church was organized in 1841 through the efforts of Bishop Stephen Elliott. the church building was completed in 1843 and consecrated Dec. 10. The vestibule, annex and Gothic roof were added...

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Montpelier

This church is named Montpelier after Fort Montpelier of 1794, 1/2 mi. below here down the Oconee. This fort & others were built during the Creek Indian troubles. Capt. Jonas Fouche was ordered to...

This church is named Montpelier after Fort Montpelier of 1794, 1/2 mi. below here down the Oconee. This fort & others were built during the Creek Indian troubles. Capt. Jonas Fouche was ordered to...

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Old Fort Fidius (1793-1797)

The first settlement in this section was made up of four frame houses, a dozen or more cabins and a fort. It was called Federal town. Many of the soldiers died so a new fort was built several...

The first settlement in this section was made up of four frame houses, a dozen or more cabins and a fort. It was called Federal town. Many of the soldiers died so a new fort was built...

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John Clark House

This house, now the Du Bignon home, was once the home of John Clark, Governor of Georgia. At the age of 16, John Clark fought with his father, General Elijah Clark, distinguished Revolutionary...

This house, now the Du Bignon home, was once the home of John Clark, Governor of Georgia. At the age of 16, John Clark fought with his father, General Elijah Clark, distinguished...

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DeSoto In Georgia

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro´s conquest of Peru, De Soto had...

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro´s conquest of Peru, De Soto...

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State College

Largely through the efforts of William Y. Atkinson the Georgia Normal and Industrial College was founded in 1889 with J. Harris Chappell as the first president. It became a degree granting...

Largely through the efforts of William Y. Atkinson the Georgia Normal and Industrial College was founded in 1889 with J. Harris Chappell as the first president. It became a degree...

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Cemetery Square

This square was reserved for public use in the city´s original survey and became the site of early church buildings. One hundred yards south of this point is a stone marking the site of the first...

This square was reserved for public use in the city´s original survey and became the site of early church buildings. One hundred yards south of this point is a stone marking the site of the first...

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Troup-Clark Political Feud

In the street near this site in June 1807, occurred the horse-whipping of Superior Court Judge Charles Tait by his political enemy John Clark, later Governor of Georgia. Clark was fined $2,000 for...

In the street near this site in June 1807, occurred the horse-whipping of Superior Court Judge Charles Tait by his political enemy John Clark, later Governor of Georgia. Clark was fined $2,000 for...

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church

The first Catholic mass was celebrated at Milledgeville in April, 1845, at the Hugh Treanor apartment in the Newell Hotel. Bishop Ignatius Reynolds of the diocese of Charleston, accompanied by...

The first Catholic mass was celebrated at Milledgeville in April, 1845, at the Hugh Treanor apartment in the Newell Hotel. Bishop Ignatius Reynolds of the diocese of Charleston, accompanied by...

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Tomlinson Fort House

At this site lived Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859). A leader of the Union Party, he studied medicine and wrote a widely used book on medical practice. A captain in the War of 1812, he served in the...

At this site lived Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859). A leader of the Union Party, he studied medicine and wrote a widely used book on medical practice. A captain in the War of 1812, he served in...

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Milledgeville State Hospital

In 1837, largely through the influence of Tomlinson Fort and William A. White, the legislature appropriated $20,000 for a dormitory near Milledgeville where the state´s mentally ill could receive...

In 1837, largely through the influence of Tomlinson Fort and William A. White, the legislature appropriated $20,000 for a dormitory near Milledgeville where the state´s mentally ill could receive...

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Fort Wilkinson

Three hundred yards east of this point stood Ft. Wilkinson, established in 1797 on Georgia´s Indian boundary. Garrisoned by soldiers whose families lived outside the stockade, it was an early...

Three hundred yards east of this point stood Ft. Wilkinson, established in 1797 on Georgia´s Indian boundary. Garrisoned by soldiers whose families lived outside the stockade, it was an...

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The Rock Landing

Five miles south of this point is the Rock Landing at the head of navigation on the Oconee River and at the junction of the old Indian trading paths leading westward. In 1789 Pres. Washington sent...

Five miles south of this point is the Rock Landing at the head of navigation on the Oconee River and at the junction of the old Indian trading paths leading westward. In 1789 Pres. Washington...

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Old Oglethorpe University

Hopewll Presbytery in 1833. Its first president, Carlisle P. Beman, was succeeded by Samuel K. Talmage. In 1861, students and faculty entered Confederate service, among them Sidney Lanier. After...

Hopewll Presbytery in 1833. Its first president, Carlisle P. Beman, was succeeded by Samuel K. Talmage. In 1861, students and faculty entered Confederate service, among them Sidney Lanier. After...

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