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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWBR_vernacular-construction_Madison-GA.html
Madison first expanded northwest between the Madison Female Academy and the town spring, one branch of Tanyard Branch-so named for the tanning of animal hides on this site. The branch descends from the Main Street ridgeline and is paralleled by W.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWBB_early-religious-life_Madison-GA.html
The earliest religious gatherings were held in private homes, schools, or public buildings until the individual congregations organized and constructed structures. Congregations formed quickly: the Methodists in 1807, the Presbyterians in 1821, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7N_banking-institutions_Madison-GA.html
Prior to the development of the modern financial institutions, many enterprises and ventures were funded through the sale of subscriptions or shares (e.g. railroad, newspapers). Bank startups also followed this pattern and, by 1870, Madison had at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW06_advanced-education-center_Madison-GA.html
Religious denominations organized Georgia's first colleges for women. Madison flourished as an educational center following the 1850 incorporation of both the Georgia Female College (Baptist), initially chartered as Madison Collegiate Institute, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVYR_community-settlement_Madison-GA.html
Establishment of Madison was part of a larger movement to settle the Georgia frontier and the westward population shift. The first division of town land created 48 original lots, each measuring 100 by 200 feet. Lots were sold on February 23, 1809,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURJ_antebellum-architecture_Madison-GA.html
As the county gained more plantations, Madison attracted nearby planters desiring to shop, socialize, learn, and worship. Some planters also built in-town homes. Antebellum architecture reflected the shift from the early yeoman farmer society to a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNE2_segregated-burial-grounds_Madison-GA.html
Historic burial traditions parallel both the societal structure and economic status of the period. Old Cemetery reveals racially distinct sections reflected in the notable absence of family plots and headstones on the hill's slope, where a memoria…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNE1_madison-historic-cemeteries_Madison-GA.html
The municipal burial ground is a composite of four cemeteries reflecting the stages of community development. Early Madisonians first established a collective cemetery at the edge of town rather than sectarian burials in churchyards. The nineteent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN0U_morgan-county_Madison-GA.html
Morgan County was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1807 from Baldwin County. It was named for Gen. Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), a native of N.J. "Exactly fitted for the toils and pomp of war," he served with distinction on Benedict Arnold's expedition to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGYR_freedmens-schooling_Madison-GA.html
In 1865, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands began assistance to former slaves. While efforts at educating freed slaves were strongest in Georgia's larger cities and towns, State Superintendent of Freedmen's Schools G.L. Eberhard…