Historical Marker

Tomlinson Fort House

Milledgeville · Baldwin County · Erected 1961

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The Story

Built around 1820 for physician and congressman Tomlinson Fort, who helped found Georgia's state asylum, the home later sheltered the Ladies Relief Society and was moved in 1985 to escape demolition.

About this site

Tomlinson Fort House is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1961. 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 33.0793, -83.2297 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lafayette's Tour (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Atkinson Hall, Georgia College, De Soto in Georgia, and Birthplace of Charles Holmes Herty.

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

📍 33.0793, -83.2297 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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