Historical Marker

America’s First Garden Club

Athens · Athens-Clarke County · Erected 1963

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The Story

Twelve Athens women founded the Ladies Garden Club here in 1891, recognized in 1936 as the nation's first garden club and later memorialized in UGA's Founders Memorial Garden.

About this site

America’s First Garden Club is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 1963. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9618, -83.3931 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dr. William Lorenzo Moss Birthplace (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Taylor-Grady House, May Erwin Talmadge, and Lucy Cobb Institute (1858-1931).

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9618, -83.3931 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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