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Inside this Gothic statehouse on January 19, 1861, delegates voted 208 to 89 to take Georgia out of the Union, joining the Confederacy. It served as Georgia's capitol from 1807 until the seat of government moved to Atlanta in 1868.
Historical Marker
Old State Capitol (1953)
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About this site
Old State Capitol is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1953. 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 33.0814, -83.2254 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Fort Defiance (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Milledgeville Confederate Monument, and Troup-Clark Political Feud.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Milledgeville, Baldwin County
“Old State Capitol” names 2 distinct records in Baldwin County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1953 in Milledgeville. The others:
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Site of Fort Defiance
Milledgeville · 1936
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
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Milledgeville · 1912
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Troup-Clark Political Feud
Milledgeville · 1989
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Georgia's Secession Convention
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Provost Guard Campsite
Milledgeville · 1956
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Milledgeville · 1925