Wrightsboro

Wrightsboro (HMSM8)

Location: Thomson, GA 30824 McDuffie County
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N 33° 33.043', W 82° 34.305'

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On this site in 1754, Edmund Grey, a pretending Quaker, founded the town of Brandon, named for one of its leaders. In Dec. 1768, Joseph Mattock and Jonathan Sell, Quakers, obtained a grant of 40,000 acres from the Royal Governor, Sir James Wright, revived the town and renamed it Wrightsboro, in his honor. By 1775 over 60 families had settled in the town and 200 in the township — all Quaker. During the Revolutionary War the fort here, Fort Wrightsboro, was commanded by Captain Thomas White. John Louis Porter edited the newspaper "The Village Wreathe." Sherwood Roberts kept the Inn.
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HM NumberHMSM8
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number094-5
Year Placed1956
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 2:08pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 354085 N 3713448
Decimal Degrees33.55071667, -82.57175000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 33.043', W 82° 34.305'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 33' 2.58" N, 82° 34' 18.30" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4736-4766 Wrightsboro Rd, Thomson GA 30824, US
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