Millen

Millen (HM8I5)

Location: Millen, GA 30442 Jenkins County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 48.127', W 81° 56.453'

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The city of Millen began about 1835 at a site 200 yds. N.of this marker as the road side inn of Robert Hendricks Gray. In Nov., 1851 the Wayneborough and Augusta Rail Road was extended to meet the line laid though here in 1839 by the Central Rail Road and Banking Co., making this spot an important junction on one of the earliest railroad systems in the U.S.

Millen was apparently named for McPherson B. Millen, railroad superintendent, Savannah. Dec. 3, 1864, the old inn, the railroad buildings and the Confederate army warehouse here burned by the armies of Gen. Sherman [USA]. After the war the town was rebuilt & in 1881 was incorporated.
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HM NumberHM8I5
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number082-3
Year Placed1953
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 5:11pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 411909 N 3629741
Decimal Degrees32.80211667, -81.94088333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 48.127', W 81° 56.453'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 48' 7.62" N, 81° 56' 27.18" W
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Area Code(s)478, 706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 469 Cotton Ave, Millen GA 30442, US
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