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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDWU_the-20th-corps_Wadley-GA.html
On Nov. 29, 1864, Jackson`s and Geary's divisions, 20th Corps (Williams), of Gen. Sherman's army, destroyed the railroad from Spier's Turnout (Bartow), No. 11, CRR, through Bethany (Wadley), No. 10 1/2, CRR, to the Ogeechee River. next morning, bo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMACR_old-quaker-road_Wrens-GA.html
The highway crossing here is the Old Quaker Road, one of Georgia's earliest vehicular thoroughfares. It was opened about 1769 to provide a direct way from Savannah, the Colonial capital, to a Quaker settlement centering around Wrightsboro in today…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMACQ_louisville-georgia_Louisville-GA.html
Chartered in 1786, the City of Louisville was named in honor of King Louis XVI in appreciation for the help he gave the colonies during the American Revolution. From 1796 to 1805, Louisville served as the first permanent capital of Georgia: the pr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA8Q_old-town-plantation_Wadley-GA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8NL_ways-baptist-church-and-stellaville-school_Wrens-GA.html
Ways Baptist Church was established in 1817. Originally known as Darcy's Meeting House, the church was formed by members of the Brushy Creek Church. In 1868 Ways Church organized the Stellaville School, which was active until the mid 1940s. The on…