Historical Marker

The Allen Strain

Milledgeville · Baldwin County · Erected 1953

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This monument honors Baldwin County brothers Henry and Edwin Allen, who between 1920 and 1940 developed the 'Allen Strain' of reseeding crimson clover, a hardy cover crop that boosted Southern agriculture.

About this site

The Allen Strain 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 33.0811, -83.2294 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Great Seal of Georgia and the Unfinished Acts of the Legislature, 1864 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Great Seal of Georgia, Blackbridge Gallery, and Georgia College & State University Planetarium.

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

📍 33.0811, -83.2294 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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