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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLI3_smyrna-churchyard_Washington-GA.html
This burying ground was laid out in 1788 when Sir John Talbot gave two acres of his vast estate for use as a Presbyterian Church and churchyard. Sir John was descended from the Earl of Shrewsbury. His own son, Matthew Talbot, served as a Superior …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML8V_historic-dugas-home_Washington-GA.html
This home was built by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dugas, French refugees from Santo Domingo, in the early 1790s. Here, until 1810, Mrs. Dugas conducted the Boarding School for Select Young Ladies which was attended by the daughters of many of Georgia's ou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML87_toombs-anderson-house_Washington-GA.html
Early Classical Revival style built by Sarah Hillhouse Home of Gen. Robert Toombs'brother, Gabriel Toombs,from 1839-69
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML84_wynne-randall_Washington-GA.html
Plantation house builtin a cotton field byJudge William Wynne,two-term state legislator,& his wife Susan KelleyWynne. Still owned bydescendants.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK9S_wilkes-county-confederate-memorial_Washington-GA.html
ErectedAnno Domini 1908By the"Last Cabinet" ChapterUnitedDaughters of The Confederacy,Ladies Memorial Association,andSons of Veterans.— A tributeof abiding lovefor ourConfederate Heroes.(Left Side):Men of Wilkes!Know through all time that th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK9G_smyrna-methodist-church_Washington-GA.html
Organized in 1785 or 86 by two Presbyterian ministers, Rev. John Newton & Rev. John Simpson. First house of worship erected in 1793 on land given by Sir John Talbot. In 1820 Presbyterian membership transferred to Washington and offered Smyrna to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK8T_smyrna-church_Washington-GA.html
Smyrna Church was organized about 1786, by the Rev. John Newton and the Rev. John Simpson, Presbyterian ministers under the jurisdiction of the South Carolina Presbytery. Services were at first held in the homes of the members. The first Smyrna ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ3Y_bolton-factory_Washington-GA.html
Bolton Factory on Upton's CreekEight miles east from Washington, GA. First cotton mill in the South
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ3K_washington-wilkes-firsts_Washington-GA.html
1775 First stone marker indicating George III land grant Fort Washington Park 1777 First county named in Georgia's first constitution1779 First African-American Revolutionary hero in the South. Austin Dabney - Battle of Kettle Creek1780 First city…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHLQ_washington-wilkes-historical-museum_Washington-GA.html
This museum shows the splendors of plantation life in Georgia before the War Between the States, displays relics, mementos and keepsakes of the era that tried men's souls, and adds a fine collection of Indian relics for variety. Washington had …
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