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Opening in 1817, Georgia's first state penitentiary stood here for over fifty years, its inmates put to prison labor, until it was dismantled after the Civil War. The site later became Georgia College.
Historical Marker
Georgia State Penitentiary
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About this site
Georgia State Penitentiary is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 2018. 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, -83.2301 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dr. Charles Holmes Herty (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Birthplace of Charles Holmes Herty, Atkinson Hall, Georgia College, and The Allen Strain.
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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