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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM9D_meadow-garden_Augusta-GA.html
400 feet west of here is Meadow Garden, home of George Walton, Revolutionary Patriot and soldier, Governor, Congressman, Senator, Jurist. With Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall, he signed the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, for the State o…
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[Masonic Emblem]ToGeorge Walton (1749 - 1804)Signer of the Declaration of Independence Patriot - Soldier - Statesman - Jurist - Freemason Born a Virginian he became a Georgian in about 1770.An early leader in the Liberty Movement in Savannah;Colon…
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Residence George Walton 1792 - 1804Signer ofThe Declaration of IndependenceDelegate to Continental CongressRepresentative & SenatorChief Justice and Twice Governorof Georgia W.P.A. 1936 D.A.R.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3J_georgia-r-r-banking-co_Augusta-GA.html
On May 21, 1837, Georgia Railroad and Banking Company operated from this place the first railroad train in Georgia. It is the oldest railroad in Georgia continuously operating under its original charter.Though extensive portions of its lines were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM10_troop-k-georgia-cavalry_Augusta-GA.html
1795 Richmond Hussars Troop K Georgia Cavalry Glorified in Every War 1917 ( Rear )[ Emblem: Last Man's Club ] Honor Roll of the Last Man's Club organized 24 December 1929 and dedicated to Men Of Troop K, Georgia Cavalry who served at the Mexi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLU4_bicentennial-augusta-ga_Augusta-GA.html
(East face) Bicentennial Augusta, Ga 1735 — 1935 (West face) Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe, Founder - 1735 Gen. "Light-Horse" Harry Lee Revolutionary soldier, Commander - 1781 Gen. Robert Edward Lee, Confederate soldier and Comman…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLMI_home-of-governor-telfair_Augusta-GA.html
Here stood the home of Edward Telfair. He was one of the group of young patriots led by Joseph Habersham, who broke open the British powder magazine at Savannah on May 11, 1775 and carried away the powder for future use in the Revolutionary War. L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML1Z_springfield-baptist-church-birthplace-of-morehouse-college_Augusta-GA.html
This building, which was erected in 1801 by Augusta`s first Methodist Society, was moved to this location in 1844 to become the home of the Springfield Baptist Church.Organized in 1787 by Jesse Peters, the Springfield Baptist Church is the oldest …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI4K_de-soto-in-georgia_Augusta-GA.html
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 been granted the rights, by the King of Spain, to e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFII_medical-college-building_Augusta-GA.html
On this property, owned by the Trustees of Richmond Academy, this building was designed by the distinguished Georgia architect, Charles B. Cluskey, for the use by the Medical College of Georgia. It was occupied by the Medical College from its comp…
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