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Rough and Ready Tavern

Here stood the Rough and Ready Tavern or Old Bagley House which was at different times a residence, tavern, general store, arsenal & probably headquarters of Gen. Hardee Aug. 30, 1864. To this...

Here stood the Rough and Ready Tavern or Old Bagley House which was at different times a residence, tavern, general store, arsenal & probably headquarters of Gen. Hardee Aug. 30, 1864. To this...

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Georgia Militia at Lovejoy's Station

On Oct. 12, 1864, Maj. Gen. G.W. Smith, CSA (Street Commissioner, New York City, 1858-61), assembled a force of militia at Lovejoy´s Station (0.5 mile NE) to support Iverson´s division of...

On Oct. 12, 1864, Maj. Gen. G.W. Smith, CSA (Street Commissioner, New York City, 1858-61), assembled a force of militia at Lovejoy´s Station (0.5 mile NE) to support Iverson´s division...

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Thames House

Res. of Wm. Thames (1796-1892) pioneer citizen of Clayton, formerly Henry, County; veteran of the War of 1812; owner of a saw & grist mill on Flint River; pastor of Tanner´s Church. Aug. 31, 1864....

Res. of Wm. Thames (1796-1892) pioneer citizen of Clayton, formerly Henry, County; veteran of the War of 1812; owner of a saw & grist mill on Flint River; pastor of Tanner´s Church. Aug. 31,...

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Site of Couch House

Because of its location at the center of Federal forces moving toward the Macon R. R. & Jonesboro, in Aug. 1864, the Drew Couch house, a long structure which stood at this site, was designated...

Because of its location at the center of Federal forces moving toward the Macon R. R. & Jonesboro, in Aug. 1864, the Drew Couch house, a long structure which stood at this site, was...

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Renfroe's Plantation

The John Renfroe house, which stood near this crossroads, marked the right flank of Federal troops moving eastward toward the Macon R. R. (Central of Georgia) in August 1864. It was the converging...

The John Renfroe house, which stood near this crossroads, marked the right flank of Federal troops moving eastward toward the Macon R. R. (Central of Georgia) in August 1864. It was the converging...

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Attack by Lee's Corps

Gen. Hood´s move to checkmate the Federal foray at Jonesboro on the one remaining railroad entering Atlanta, resulted in two major engagements August 31 & September 1, 1864. Aug. 31. A concerted...

Gen. Hood´s move to checkmate the Federal foray at Jonesboro on the one remaining railroad entering Atlanta, resulted in two major engagements August 31 & September 1, 1864. Aug. 31. A...

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Diverted Attack

Aug. 31, 1864. The three divs. of Hardee´s A. C. [CS] Lowrey´s, Brown´s & Maney´s (under Gen. Cleburne), moved W. from Jonesboro to attack the flank of the intrenched Federal 15th A. C. 400 yds....

Aug. 31, 1864. The three divs. of Hardee´s A. C. [CS] Lowrey´s, Brown´s & Maney´s (under Gen. Cleburne), moved W. from Jonesboro to attack the flank of the intrenched Federal 15th A. C. 400 yds....

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March and Counter- March

Sept. 1, 1864. Gen. S. D. Lee´s A. C., withdrawn from Jonesboro after the battle Aug. 31, camped in this vicinity enroute northward via the McDonough Rd., to aid Stewart´s A. C. [CS] in Atlanta if...

Sept. 1, 1864. Gen. S. D. Lee´s A. C., withdrawn from Jonesboro after the battle Aug. 31, camped in this vicinity enroute northward via the McDonough Rd., to aid Stewart´s A. C. [CS] in Atlanta...

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Two Days of Battle At Jonesboro

In this vicinity, several engagements were fought that ended the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Confederate forces under Gen. Hardee, attempted to defend the remaining railroad to Atlanta, against...

In this vicinity, several engagements were fought that ended the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Confederate forces under Gen. Hardee, attempted to defend the remaining railroad to Atlanta,...

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Hardee's Detour

Aug. 31, 1864. the night march of Hardee´s A. C. (followed by Anderson´s div. of S. D. Lee´s) [CS] from East Point & Rough and Ready to Jonesboro, was not without incident. About 3 A. M. the head...

Aug. 31, 1864. the night march of Hardee´s A. C. (followed by Anderson´s div. of S. D. Lee´s) [CS] from East Point & Rough and Ready to Jonesboro, was not without incident. About 3 A. M. the...

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Old Stagecoach Road

This road is one of the oldest in North Georgia. In the Indian days it connected Hightower Trail to the Etowah Mounds and Cherokee country with trails to Coweta Falls (Columbus), the Chief...

This road is one of the oldest in North Georgia. In the Indian days it connected Hightower Trail to the Etowah Mounds and Cherokee country with trails to Coweta Falls (Columbus), the Chief...

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The 1836 Fort

In May of 1836 the 88th Regiment of the Georgia Militia built a small fort in anticipation of an attack by the Creek Indians. The Steamer Georgian had arrived crowded with women and children...

In May of 1836 the 88th Regiment of the Georgia Militia built a small fort in anticipation of an attack by the Creek Indians. The Steamer Georgian had arrived crowded with women and...

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Old Pioneer Cemetery

This was the first established Cemetery of Fort Gaines. The earliest death date on a stone marker is 1830. The Tombs of Georgia Militia General John Dill and his family are found in an enclosed...

This was the first established Cemetery of Fort Gaines. The earliest death date on a stone marker is 1830. The Tombs of Georgia Militia General John Dill and his family are found in an enclosed...

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Oketeyeconne (Side 1)

Oketeyeconne, or Okitiyakani, was a Hitchiti-speaking Lower Creek town located near here on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River south of Sandy Creek during the late frontier period. Described...

Oketeyeconne, or Okitiyakani, was a Hitchiti- speaking Lower Creek town located near here on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River south of Sandy Creek during the late frontier...

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New Lowell United Methodist Church

[Side 1] The area was settled about 1820 along the falls of Pataula Creek in a community knows as Lowell. The falls provided water power for several commercial enterprises including a new mill,...

[Side 1] The area was settled about 1820 along the falls of Pataula Creek in a community knows as Lowell. The falls provided water power for several commercial enterprises including a new...

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Mt. Gilead Baptist Church

This church was constituted on July 21, 1822, under the leadership of the Reverend Jim Davis, when Fort Gaines was part of Early County. Land for the church was donated and deeded by J. Hugh Edge....

This church was constituted on July 21, 1822, under the leadership of the Reverend Jim Davis, when Fort Gaines was part of Early County. Land for the church was donated and deeded by J. Hugh Edge....

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Founding of Fort Gaines (Side 2)

A military garrison, later named Fort Gaines, was established on the Chattahoochee River in 1814 to patrol the buffer against the British and hostile Indians created by the land ceded in the...

A military garrison, later named Fort Gaines, was established on the Chattahoochee River in 1814 to patrol the buffer against the British and hostile Indians created by the land ceded in the...

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Chattahoochee Theater (Side 2)

(Continued from other side) William and Thomas Perryman became leaders of the war faction of the Lower Creeks and Seminoles. Their settlement, nown as Perryman, on the Chattahoochee above the...

(Continued from other side) William and Thomas Perryman became leaders of the war faction of the Lower Creeks and Seminoles. Their settlement, nown as Perryman, on the Chattahoochee above the...

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Clay County Courthouse

Clay County Courthouse is the oldest courthouse in the Pataula Judicial Circuit and one of the oldest in South Georgia. Construction began in 1871 and it was completed in 1873 as shown by grand...

Clay County Courthouse is the oldest courthouse in the Pataula Judicial Circuit and one of the oldest in South Georgia. Construction began in 1871 and it was completed in 1873 as shown by grand...

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Oakland High School

Founded in the 1880´s Oakland High School´s name was derived from oak trees which grewin abundance at this location when the school building was constructed. The school originally had 10 grades....

Founded in the 1880´s Oakland High School´s name was derived from oak trees which grewin abundance at this location when the school building was constructed. The school originally had 10...

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