Historical Marker

Original Hospital Site of Wayside Home

Kingston · Bartow County

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The Story

Founded in 1861 by Kingston's Soldiers' Aid Society, this was reputedly the first Confederate 'wayside home,' where local women fed and nursed more than 10,000 sick and wounded soldiers passing through by rail.

About this site

Original Hospital Site of Wayside Home is a historical marker in Kingston, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.2353, -84.9459 near Kingston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kingston's Rich, Historical Past (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Nellie Margaret Harris Applin, House - Site Thomas V. B. Hargis, and Kingston Methodist Church.

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

📍 34.2353, -84.9459 · Kingston, Bartow County

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