Greene

16 historical markers in Georgia

"Old Mercer"

OLD MERCER". Actuated by a legacy from Josiah Penfield, Mercer University was founded here in 1833 as Mercer Institute.

Bethesda Baptist Church

BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH.

Bishop George Foster Pierce

BISHOP GEORGE FOSTER PIERCE (1811-1884).

Blue Star Memorial historical marker (Greene County)

Greensboro, GA

BLUE STAR MEMORIAL. A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America.

First Commissioner of Agriculture

Greensboro, GA

FIRST COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE.

Fort Mathews

FORT MATHEWS 2 mi. About two miles South, in the fork of the Appalachee and Oconee rivers, stood Fort Mathews, built in 1793.

Governor Peter Early

GOVERNOR PETER EARLY.

Greene County

Greensboro, GA

GREENE COUNTY. This County, created by Act of the Legislature Feb. 3, 1786, is named for Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, the strategist who...

Historic Springfield Baptist Church

Greensboro, GA

Historic Springfield Baptist Church.

Old Greene County "Gaol"

Greene St. behind the Greene County Courthouse, Greensboro "OLD GREENE COUNTY "GAOL".

Sheriff L.L. Wyatt (Side 2)

Greensboro, GA

SHERIFF L. L. WYATT (Continued from other side) moonshiners resisted arrest, Wyatt regularly shot it out with them.

Site of Wayside Home

Union Point, GA

SITE OF WAYSIDE HOME.

Stagecoach Road

STAGECOACH ROAD. Near here ran the old Stagecoach Road from Augusta, Petersburg, Washington and Greensboro to Park's Mill, where a toll...

The Burning of Greensborough

Greensboro, GA

THE BURNING OF GREENSBOROUGH.

Unknown Confederate Dead

Greensboro, GA

UNKNOWN CONFEDERATE DEAD.

William C. Dawson

Greensboro, GA

WILLIAM C. DAWSON 1796-1856 STATESMAN SOLDIER JURIST FREEMASON.

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