The Wire Road

The Wire Road (HMESE)

Location: Ellerslie, GA 31807 Harris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 37.886', W 84° 48.107'

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This road marks the route of the first telegraph lines from Washington to New Orleans, via Columbus, completed in 1848. The road entered Harris County at Mount Airy (later Ridgeway), 5 miles from here. A stagecoach inn, stores, houses, and schools there were almost swept away by the cyclone of 1875. On this road stood Bethesda Baptist Church, organized in 1828, later moved to Ellerslie. The home of Gen. Henry Lowe, near this junction, entertained Ex-President James K. Polk and other prominent visitors as they came from Milledgeville, the capital of Georgia, along the Wire Road.
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HM NumberHMESE
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number072-5
Year Placed1956
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 3:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 706219 N 3612562
Decimal Degrees32.63143333, -84.80178333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 37.886', W 84° 48.107'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 37' 53.16" N, 84° 48' 6.42" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17726-17828 Talbotton Rd, Ellerslie GA 31807, US
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