Old Town Plantation

Old Town Plantation (HMA8Q)

Location: Wadley, GA 30434 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 54.832', W 82° 18.566'

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The area now called Old Town Plantation is shown on maps dating to the early 18th century. It was called Ogeechee Old Town because of the ancient Creek Indian town that Carolina traders visited before Georgia was founded in 1733.

George Galphin of South Carolina received a royal grant of 1,400 acres here in 1767 and established an Indian trading post, cow pens and plantation called Old Town. Under the Galphin, Forsyth and Fitzsimons families the plantation grew to 5,000 acres. The extensive plantation complex was destroyed during Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864.

The land was jointly owned by Linton Stephens and W.W. Simpson from 1860-1876 when they sold it to W.D. Grant. He farmed the plantation with convict labor under the notorious Convict Lease System. In 1895, H.M. Comer, President of the Central of Georgia R.R., bought the plantation. The extant buildings including two main residences, 25 outbuildings and a grist mill were built by the Comers between 1895 and 1910.
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HM NumberHMA8Q
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number081-16
Year Placed1980
Placed ByGeorgia Department of Natural Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 5:47am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 377555 N 3642498
Decimal Degrees32.91386667, -82.30943333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 54.832', W 82° 18.566'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 54' 49.92" N, 82° 18' 33.96" W
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Area Code(s)478, 706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8910 Hwy 17 S, Wadley GA 30434, US
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