Campsite of Union Army. The Union Army of 65,000 men under the command of General Wm. T. Sherman left Atlanta on November 15, 1864. Only the left wing of 30,000 men entered Milledgeville. The advance units arrived here on the 22nd. The right wing marched via Clinton and Gordon and joined the left wing at Sandersville. More than 25,000 soldiers camped at this site on Nov. 22-25. The McKinley house, 500 yards north of this point, served as headquarters for Generals Jackson and Geary. The toll bridge which stood 50 yards below the present structure was destroyed on November 25. 005-14 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1962
Old River Bridge Rd. at Ga. 22/24, east of Oconee River, Milledgeville, GA, United States
Brown-Stetson-Sanford House. This Milledgeville Federal-style house was built c. 1825 on North Wilkinson Street for George T. Brown by English-born builder-architect John Marlor. It was operated as the U.S. Hotel and then the Beecher-Brown Hotel to serve visitors and legislators during the city's years as capital of Georgia (1807-1868). In 1857 the house was purchased by merchant Daniel B. Stetson. His daughter Elizabeth married Judge Daniel B. Sanford, Clerk of the Secession Convention, in 1868. From 1951-1966 the house was renowned as the Sanford House Tea Room. The family then donated it to the Old Capital Historical Society who moved it here in 1966. 2001.14 Erected by The Georgia Historical Society and Old Capital Historical Society 5-1
601 West Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA, United States
Blue Star Memorial Highway. A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. SPONSORED BY The , Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH Georgia Department of Transportation AND The Milledgeville Council of Garden Clubs, Milledgeville, Ga.
Hatcher Square Mall, U.S. 441, Milledgeville, GA, United States
Birthplace of Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938). Charles Holmes Herty, one of America's outstanding chemists, was born on this site December 4, 1867. He spent his early life in Milledgeville where he attended the Middle Georgia Agricultural and Military College (now Georgia College). Later he studied at John Hopkins and at European universities. Aided by his efforts, American chemistry became a giant industrial enterprise, and the Georgia pine became a valuable raw product in this new industry. 005-10 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1983
West Hancock Street near the old Baldwin County Courthouse, Milledgeville, GA, United States
MASONIC TEMPLE OF BENEVOLENT LODGE NO. 3, F.&A.M. This is the oldest Masonic building in Georgia with continuous usage since its dedication on June 24, 1834. Funded through a state authorized lottery and constructed by John Marlow (also one of the architects with Samuel Tucker and James Doyle), this Georgian style building was among the more elegant structures in antebellum Georgia. It is also one of the earlier Masonry structures west of the Oconee River. The Grand Lodge of Georgia met here annually from December 1834 through the 1845 session when its site was moved to Macon. During reconstruction the building housed the office of the Freedman's Bureau and its ground floor was headquarters of the local military garrison. This building was built for the Masonic use of benevolent lodge number 3, F. & A. M.; Temple chapter number 6, R. A. M and Georgia council number 4, R. & S. M. MARKER PLACED BY THE EDUCATIONAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION GRAND LODGE OF GEORGIA, F. & A. M. 1980
The Masonic Lodge Building at the corner of North Wayne and East Hancock Streets, Milledgeville, GA, United States
Alexis de Tocqueville. 25 year-old French aristocrat and author of Democracy in America visited this area during his 1831-1832 tour of America. Tocqueville C-SPAN. PLACED BY C-SPAN AND THE CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY while retracing the tour in 1997-1998
East Greene and Jefferson Streets next to the main entrance of Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, GA, United States