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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXIN_railroad-street-commerce_Madison-GA.html
Early town development focused upon the town square, but that changed when cotton and railroads grew in importance. In 1837, Georgia Rail Road construction was announced, and rail service arrived four years later in Madison — the end point u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXHP_lodging-establishments_Madison-GA.html
With the arrival of the railroad, the traditional inn or tavern along former stagecoach routes gave way to boarding houses and hotels. In Madison, lodging sprang up along Jefferson Street to the square, providing rooms as well as sites for public …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXHE_industrial-corridor_Madison-GA.html
The siting of the railroad, while first controversial, created a new industrial corridor through the community. Just south of downtown, the Madison Steam Factory opened as a textile mill. In town, brokerage and warehouses built near the depots to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXH1_formal-southern-landscapes_Madison-GA.html
Like Madison's high-style architecture, its formal landscapes were Southern translations of both prevalent trends and earlier traditions. Boxwood gardens were an antebellum landscape feature gracing many Madison homes. Parterres were a garden form…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX7X_the-town-commons_Madison-GA.html
The Georgia Legislature initially designated 100 acres (Parts of Land Lots No.36, No.35, & No.23) for Madison's establishment. The Justices of the Inferior Court subdivided the land to create a "publick" square as well as lots for sale - around th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX58_freedom-of-assembly_Madison-GA.html
With freedom from slavery came freedom of assembly - particularly to worship, evidenced by the early establishment of the first independent black congregation in 1865. African-American churches, such as Calvary Baptist (1883), were the primary civ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYS_foundation-to-consolidation_Madison-GA.html
Empowered in 1894 to establish public schools, the City of Madison initiated construction of two graded schools, a contrast to one-room schoolhouses typical of rural areas. Nicholas Ittner of Atlanta built the brick graded school for white student…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWK7_civic-advancement_Madison-GA.html
The Town of Madison Board of Commissioners selected one of their body each year to serve as President until an 1876 charter amendment incorporated the "City" of Madison and vested leadership in a Mayor and Board of Aldermen (later the Mayor and Ci…
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…
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