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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COF_vienna-high-and-industrial-school_Vienna-GA.html
Vienna High and Industrial School. A Georgia Equalization School. Established in 1959, Vienna High and Industrial School was a consolidated school for African Americans during segregation. As part of Georgia's massive resistance to federally manda…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CN2_griswoldville_Macon-GA.html
Griswoldville is among the most severe examples of destruction during the March to the Sea. Nothing remains today of the industrial town that once occupied this crossroads. Named for Samuel Griswold (1790-1867), a Connecticut industrialist, Griswo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CN1_georgia-state-penitentiary_Milledgeville-GA.html
Georgia State Penitentiary. From Prisoners to Soldiers. On this 20-acre square stood the first Georgia State Penitentiary. Completed in 1816, the walled compound occupied 2-1/2 acres in the center of the square. The penitentiary housed approximate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CMZ_the-defense-of-balls-ferry_Tennille-GA.html
The Defense of Ball's Ferry. "General Howard, how can we get any further?". Ball's Ferry. named for John Ball, a Revolutionary War soldier, operated on the Oconee River from about 1806 until 1939. The quiet ferry crossing became a battleground in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CMX_the-savannah-road_Midville-GA.html
The Savannah Road. Camp in the Pine Barrens. On Monday, November 28, 1864, while elements of the Federal 20th Corps were destroying sections of the Central Railroad of Georgia at Bartow (aka Speir's Turnout), Major General William T. Sherman was t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CMP_jacksonborough_Sylvania-GA.html
Jacksonborough became the seat of government for Screven County in 1797. For fifty years it was a thriving community, but by 1847 it had declined and the county seat moved to Sylvania. According to legend an itinerant preacher named Lorenzo Dow vi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CMN_little-ogeechee-church_Newington-GA.html
Little Ogeechee Church. "Now you understand what a flank movement means". Little Ogeechee Baptist Church is the oldest congregation in Screven County. Organized in 1790, its first two structures were composed of logs. During the Civil War members …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CMG_stewarts-division_Ringgold-GA.html
Stewart's Division. Stewart's Division - Buckner's Corps. Major General Alexander P. Stewart. Sept. 19, 1863, 8 A.M. Brown's Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Brown. Bate's Brigade - Brigadier General William B. Bate. Clayton's Brigade -…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CMD_greggs-brigade_Ringgold-GA.html
Gregg's Brigade. Gregg's Brigade. Johnson's Division - Longstreet's Corps. Brig. Gen. John Gregg. Sept. 19, 1863, 1st Position. 3d Tennessee - Colonel John H. Walker. 10th Tennessee - Colonel William Grace. 30th Tennessee - Lieutenant Colo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CM0_little-ocmulgees-visitor-center_Helena-GA.html
Little Ocmulgee's Visitor Center. CCC enrollees completed Little Ocmulgee's Visitor Center in 1936. Called a combination building by the National Park Service for its multiple uses, it is labeled a casino on this early map of the park's day use ar…