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At this crossroads stood the store and drug shop of Col. Robert Chivers, father of Georgia's "lost poet," Dr. Thomas Holley Chivers. Born at his father's plantation home nearby in 1809, Dr. Chivers graduated in medicine at Transylvania Univ. in 1830. He practiced for a short time at this store and, after an unhappy marriage, left this section. After wandering for some time, he settled in Decatur until his death in 1858. "The Lost Pleiad and Other Poems" (1842) is his most popular work. He is known for his influence on Swinburne, Rossetti and, especially, Edgar Allen Poe.| HM Number | HMGIG |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 131-15 |
| Year Placed | 1956 |
| Placed By | Georgia Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 2:57pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 329986 N 3720449 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.61026667, -82.83256667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 36.616', W 82° 49.954' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 36' 36.96" N, 82° 49' 57.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 706 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 58 Sandy Cross Rd NE, Crawfordville GA 30631, US |
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