Directions from Jacksonville, Florida to Athens, Georgia
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Oglethorpe County
Landmarks – Lexington, Georgia
Inscription. This County created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 19, 1793, is named for Gen. James E. Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia. Born in London, England, Dec. 22, 1696, Oglethorpe left England ... More on HMDB
Bridge: Papermill Road or Sope Creek
Parks – Winder, Georgia
(Papermill Road or Sope Creek, 130', c1870, 10-33-01 - Arsoned 3-29-1964 ) across Sope Creek in Sandy Springs Township, Cobb County, GA. ... More on dalejtravis.com
Okefenokee Swamp Tours
Tours – Waycross, Georgia
Okefenokee Swamp Park, a 1600-acre wildlife sanctuary, is the northern entrance to Okefenokee Swamp. The park has a butterfly garden, ... More on igougo
Franklin County
Landmarks – Carnesville, Georgia
Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature Feb. 25, 1784, is named for Benjamin Franklin, Revolutionary patriot and statesman. It was formed from lands obtained from the Indians by... More on HMDB
Elisha Winn House
Landmarks – Dacula, Georgia
Inscription. This house was built by Elisha Winn around 1812. In 1818, the Georgia General Assembly created Gwinnett County from Cherokee and Creek cessions and part of Jackson County. The first Gwinnett elections and sessions of ... More on HMDB
Turnwold Plantation
Landmarks – Eatonton, Georgia
Inscription. Here, from 1862 to 1866, Joel Chandler Harris, author of "Uncle Remus", lived and worked as a printer's apprentice on what was probably the only newspaper ever printed on a Southern plantation, "The Countryman, " a weekly ... More on HMDB
Russell House
Landmarks – Winder, Georgia
Inscription. The Russell House was built in 1912 by Richard Brevard Russell, Sr. B. 1861 D. 1838, and his wife, Ina Dillard, B. 1868 D. 1953, who were married June 24, 1891. Fifteen children were born of this marriage. Judge Russell ... More on HMDB
Athens Clarke County Leisure Services
Parks – Athens, Georgia
Athens boasts an enviable number of public recreation spaces and facilities, administered by Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services. From parks and playgrounds to lakes and skate parks and greenway... More on Visitathensga.com
Waycross Confederate Monument
Landmarks – Waycross, Georgia
Inscription. (South face), 1861 1865, [Crossed flags], Confederate, Dead: (East face), The impartial enlightened, verdict of mankind will, vindicate the rectitude, of our conduct, and he who knows the, hearts of men, will judge, the ... More on HMDB
Union Chapel United Methodist Church
Religion and Faith – Eatonton, Georgia
Inscription. On April 24, 1855, Irby Hudson Scott deeded to the trustees of a new newly organized and consolidated Methodist Episcopal group, three and three-quarter acres of land in the Tompkins District in Putnam County, Georgia. ... More on HMDB
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