Born in Milledgeville in 1867, chemist Charles Holmes Herty proved Southern pine could yield quality newsprint, launching the South's pulp and paper industry and freeing it from Canadian spruce.
Dr. Charles Holmes Herty
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Dr. Charles Holmes Herty is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1934. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0808, -83.2300 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Birthplace of Charles Holmes Herty (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Georgia State Penitentiary, The Allen Strain, and De Soto in Georgia.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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