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The Great Seal of Georgia

When Federal troops entered Milledgeville in November, 1864, Georgia Secretary of State Nathan C. Barnett hid the Great Seal under a house and the legislative minutes in a pig pen 30 yards east of...

When Federal troops entered Milledgeville in November, 1864, Georgia Secretary of State Nathan C. Barnett hid the Great Seal under a house and the legislative minutes in a pig pen 30 yards east of...

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Old Governor's Mansion

Completed in 1838, The Executive Mansion was the fifth and last resident occupied by Georgia governors when Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia. The Palladian-inspired structure is considered...

Completed in 1838, The Executive Mansion was the fifth and last resident occupied by Georgia governors when Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia. The Palladian-inspired structure is considered...

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Old State Capitol

A reproduction of Georgia´s State Capitol 1807-1867 stands on the original site. Wings to the main building were added in 1828 and 1837. Here the Secession Convention met Jan. 16, 1861 and after...

A reproduction of Georgia´s State Capitol 1807-1867 stands on the original site. Wings to the main building were added in 1828 and 1837. Here the Secession Convention met Jan. 16, 1861 and after...

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The March to the Sea

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...

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....

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Howell Cobb Plantation

Site of the large Baldwin County plantation of Howell Cobb, one of the ´Great Georgia Triumvirate´ of Stephens, Toombs and Cobb, and his wife, the former Mary Ann Lamar. Born at Cherry Hill in...

Site of the large Baldwin County plantation of Howell Cobb, one of the ´Great Georgia Triumvirate´ of Stephens, Toombs and Cobb, and his wife, the former Mary Ann Lamar. Born at Cherry Hill in...

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Provost Guard Campsite

The 3rd Wisconsin and the 107th New York Regiments, having been detailed for provost duty, encamped on this square, November 22-25, 1864. The State Arsenal on the north side of the square was...

The 3rd Wisconsin and the 107th New York Regiments, having been detailed for provost duty, encamped on this square, November 22-25, 1864. The State Arsenal on the north side of the square...

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Route of Gen. Kilpatrick's Cavalry

Gen. Sherman´s Cavalry Corps, commanded by Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, consisted of 5,000 men, 8,000 animals, and 300 wagons. It rode from Gordon to Milledgeville on Nov. 24 to join the left wing of...

Gen. Sherman´s Cavalry Corps, commanded by Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, consisted of 5,000 men, 8,000 animals, and 300 wagons. It rode from Gordon to Milledgeville on Nov. 24 to join the left wing...

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Campsite of Union Army

The Union Army of 65,000 men under the command of General Wm. T. Sherman left Atlanta on November 15, 1864. Only the left wing of 30,000 men entered Milledgeville. The advance units arrived here...

The Union Army of 65,000 men under the command of General Wm. T. Sherman left Atlanta on November 15, 1864. Only the left wing of 30,000 men entered Milledgeville. The advance units arrived here...

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Junction of 20th and 14th Corps

With the right wing of his army in the vicinity of Clinton and Macon, General Sherman, with the left wing, appeared at this point on November 23, 1864. The left wing, consisting of the 20th and...

With the right wing of his army in the vicinity of Clinton and Macon, General Sherman, with the left wing, appeared at this point on November 23, 1864. The left wing, consisting of the 20th and...

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Cobb's Quarter, Sherman's Campsite

Marching toward Milledgeville via Covington, Shady Dale and Eatonton Factory, the Union Army´s 14th Corps reached this crossroad on the night of November 22, 1864. General Sherman camped at the...

Marching toward Milledgeville via Covington, Shady Dale and Eatonton Factory, the Union Army´s 14th Corps reached this crossroad on the night of November 22, 1864. General Sherman camped at...

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Route of the Twentieth Corps

On the morning of Nov. 23, 1864, the main body of the 20th Corps of the Union Army, commanded by Gen. A.S. Williams, reached Milledgeville from Eatontaon. The Corps marched down Jackson Street to...

On the morning of Nov. 23, 1864, the main body of the 20th Corps of the Union Army, commanded by Gen. A.S. Williams, reached Milledgeville from Eatontaon. The Corps marched down Jackson Street to...

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Birthplace of Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938)

Charles Holmes Herty, one of America´s outstanding chemists, was born on this site December 4, 1867. He spent his early life in Milledgeville where he attended the Middle Georgia Agricultural and...

Charles Holmes Herty, one of America´s outstanding chemists, was born on this site December 4, 1867. He spent his early life in Milledgeville where he attended the Middle Georgia Agricultural...

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Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp

Near here in Chickasawachee Swamp a decisive battle of the Southern Indian Wars was fought July 3, 1836. About 300 warriors were entrenched on an island in the swamp, after a raid in which they...

Near here in Chickasawachee Swamp a decisive battle of the Southern Indian Wars was fought July 3, 1836. About 300 warriors were entrenched on an island in the swamp, after a raid in which...

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Baker County

This County, created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 12 & 24, 1825, is named for Col. John Baker of Revolutionary fame. The original County Site was at Byron but an Act of Dec. 26, 1831,...

This County, created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 12 & 24, 1825, is named for Col. John Baker of Revolutionary fame. The original County Site was at Byron but an Act of Dec. 26,...

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Bacon County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 27, 1914, is named for Augustus O. Bacon, four times U.S. Senator, who died in office Feb. 15, 1914. An expert on Mexican affairs, his death was...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 27, 1914, is named for Augustus O. Bacon, four times U.S. Senator, who died in office Feb. 15, 1914. An expert on Mexican affairs, his death was...

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Guest Mill Pond

Site of ante-bellum trading post. Damn constructed in 1840 by Duncan Giddens; acquired by Miles J. Guest, 1858, and enlarged by him. Water power used for grist mill and gin. Elected precinct....

Site of ante-bellum trading post. Damn constructed in 1840 by Duncan Giddens; acquired by Miles J. Guest, 1858, and enlarged by him. Water power used for grist mill and gin. Elected...

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Salem Church

Salem Church was built in 1889 on the KINNAIRD-Trail - and Indian pathway later became a stagecoach relay station. Martin S. Corbett was born here on 5-12-1840 and married cousin, Leonora Wealtha...

Salem Church was built in 1889 on the KINNAIRD- Trail - and Indian pathway later became a stagecoach relay station. Martin S. Corbett was born here on 5-12-1840 and married cousin, Leonora Wealtha...

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Minnie F. Corbitt Memorial Museum

Here about 1873, on Lot No. 1, S.J. Henderson built the first residence in Pearson, then the terminu of the Brunswick and Albany R.R. Sucessively the home of prominent families in early Pearson...

Here about 1873, on Lot No. 1, S.J. Henderson built the first residence in Pearson, then the terminu of the Brunswick and Albany R.R. Sucessively the home of prominent families in early Pearson...

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Kinnaird Trail

Kinnaird Trail, considered the oldest public road in Wiregrass Georgia, follows an Indian trail used before white men came to this country. In Revolutionary days, it was named Kinnaird Trail as...

Kinnaird Trail, considered the oldest public road in Wiregrass Georgia, follows an Indian trail used before white men came to this country. In Revolutionary days, it was named Kinnaird Trail...

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Atkinson Court House

Atkinson County was created by an act of the Georgia legislature in 1917, out of lands previously in Clinch and Coffee Counties. The county was organized Jan. 1, 1918. The first officers were J.W....

Atkinson County was created by an act of the Georgia legislature in 1917, out of lands previously in Clinch and Coffee Counties. The county was organized Jan. 1, 1918. The first officers were J.W....

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