Historical Marker

Historic Sites

Fort Gaines · Clay County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Pioneer John Dill, General Gaines's military aide, reputedly built the frontier's finest home with money his wife salvaged during Indian captivity; the marker also notes Gaines's transplanted Florida live oak and the brass globe that named the Globe Tavern.

About this site

Historic Sites is a historical marker in Fort Gaines, Clay County, erected in 1957. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Clay County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.6060, -85.0487 near Fort Gaines. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dill House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fort Gaines Guards, Clay County Courthouse, and Clay County Courthouse.

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

📍 31.6060, -85.0487 · Fort Gaines, Clay County
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