Historical Marker

Federal Wire Road

Knoxville · Crawford County

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Marks the old federal road through Knoxville linking Washington to New Orleans; it gained its name after 1848, when one of the South's early telegraph wires was strung along the stretch between Macon and Columbus.

About this site

Federal Wire Road is a historical marker in Knoxville, Crawford County. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Crawford County, among 62 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.7246, -83.9981 near Knoxville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crawford County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Crawford County Courthouse, Joanna Troutman, and William Bartram Trail.

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

📍 32.7246, -83.9981 · Knoxville, Crawford County

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