Historical Marker

Sylvan Grove Plantation

Jackson · Butts County

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The Story

On November 17, 1864, Union General Francis Blair made Sylvan Grove his overnight headquarters during the March to the Sea. The plantation house survived, but troops burned its outbuildings and crops and seized its livestock.

About this site

Sylvan Grove Plantation is a historical marker in Jackson, Butts County. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Butts County, among 46 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.3033, -83.9780 near Jackson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carmichael, J. R., House (historic place), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Right Wing at Jackson, Butts County, and Butts County Courthouse.

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

📍 33.3033, -83.9780 · Jackson, Butts County

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