Washington's Southern Tour

Washington's Southern Tour (HM4UV)

Location: Waynesboro, GA 30830 Burke County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 5.416', W 82° 0.948'

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Traveling from Savannah to Augusta on his Southern tour of 1791, President George Washington stopped in Waynesboro on May 17. Departing from Savannah two days earlier, Washington lodged at "one Spencers " in Effingham County, fifteen miles north of Nathanael Greene`s Mulberry Grove plantation. Journeying through modern-day Screven County the next day, he traveled six miles out of his way to visit the city named for General Anthony Wayne, who served with Washington during the Revolution. He noted the town`s "6 or 8 dwelling houses " and local efforts to " establish an Academy." After spending the night in Waynesboro, Washington reached Augusta the following day.
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HM NumberHM4UV
Series This marker is part of the George Washington Slept Here series, and the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series.
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Marker Number17-1
Year Placed1999
Placed ByThe Georgia Historical Society, the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia, and the Sons of the Revolution in the State of Georgia
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 5:42am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 405202 N 3661752
Decimal Degrees33.09026667, -82.01580000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 5.416', W 82° 0.948'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 5' 24.96" N, 82° 0' 56.88" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 600-616 GA-121, Waynesboro GA 30830, US
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