Tag Archives: {South Georgia Historic Markers}
World Record Bass, Telfair County
Caught by George W. Perry on 2 June 1932, the 22 pound-4 ounce Largemouth Bass remains the largest ever recorded.
Filed under --TELFAIR COUNTY GA--
New Hope Historic Marker
Constituted in July 1830, New Hope Primitive Baptist Church is significant in the history of the Baptist Church as the place where the rift leading to the formation of the Missionary Baptists occurred.
Filed under --WILCOX COUNTY GA--
General Andrew Jackson’s Trail Marker, 1921
Erected by the Georgia State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to commemorate Andrew Jackson’s 1818 campsite.
Filed under --PULASKI COUNTY GA--, Hawkinsville GA
Dorminey Marker, Sturgeon Creek
Jacob (1837-1910) and Susan Hunter Dorminey gave the land where Sturgeon Creek Primitve Baptist Church was built in 1888.
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--
Old Coffee Road, Lax
For a fascinating story of the tracing and historical research on this early Georgia roadway, visit this link: http://www.edconefamily.com/coffee-rd.htm
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Lax GA
