Hickory Hill

Hickory Hill (HMSNJ)

Location: Thomson, GA 30824 McDuffie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 28.15', W 82° 30.717'

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Populist presidential candidate and Georgia political leader Thomas E. Watson purchased this house from Captain James Wilson in 1900. Watson extensively renovated both the house and grounds, installing telephones and even constructing a power plant to provide the house with lighting and water for the indoor plumbing. In 1910 Watson constructed a printing plant, known as the Jeffersonian, at Hickory Hill. The plant employed thirty workers and produced his periodicals and books. After the death of Watson and his wife, their granddaughter Georgia Watson Craven owned Hickory Hill until 1947 when Walter J. Brown purchased the house to preserve it in memory of Thomas Watson. Today the house is owned and operated by the Watson-Brown Foundation.
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HM NumberHMSNJ
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number97-2
Year Placed2007
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Society and the Watson-Brown Foundation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 1:42am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 359505 N 3704323
Decimal Degrees33.46916667, -82.51195000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 28.15', W 82° 30.717'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 28' 9.00" N, 82° 30' 43.02" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 379-599 Hickory Hill Dr, Thomson GA 30824, US
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