Laid out by the Georgia Assembly and named for Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne, this seat of Burke County grew from a tiny courthouse village Washington visited in 1791 into the incorporated town of 1812.
Waynesborough (1958)
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Waynesborough is a historical marker in Waynesboro, Burke County, erected in 1958. 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 33.0902, -82.0157 near Waynesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington’s Southern Tour (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.
“Waynesborough” names 2 distinct records in Burke County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1958 in Waynesboro. The others:
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