Historical Marker

Washington Pump & Oak

St. Marys · Camden County · Erected 1953

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

When George Washington died in 1799, St. Marys' citizens carried a flag-draped symbolic coffin up Osborne Street and buried it beside this town well; a memorial 'Washington Oak' long stood at the site.

About this site

Washington Pump & Oak is a historical marker in St. Marys, Camden County, erected in 1953. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Camden County, among 70 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.7247, -81.5476 near St. Marys. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. Marys Methodist Church Established 1799-1800, Orange Hall, and City of St. Marys.

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

📍 30.7247, -81.5476 · St. Marys, Camden County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Camden County

Historical Marker

First Presbyterian Church

St. Marys Methodist Church Established 1799-1800

Spanish Occupation of Georgia

St. Marys · 1938

Historical Marker

First Pecan Trees Grown Here About 1840

St. Marys · 1953

Historical Marker

The Lost Native Americans