Historical Marker

Washington’s Southern Tour

Waynesboro · Burke County · Erected 1999

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

On May 17, 1791, President Washington broke his Savannah-to-Augusta journey to lodge here, recording in his diary a small town then striving to establish an academy.

About this site

Washington’s Southern Tour is a historical marker in Waynesboro, Burke County, erected in 1999. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Burke County, among 109 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0903, -82.0158 near Waynesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Waynesborough (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Burke County, Burke County's 8 Governors, and Burke County Courthouse.

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

📍 33.0903, -82.0158 · Waynesboro, Burke County

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