Joseph Emerson Brown

Joseph E. Brown served as Georgia's only four-term governor (1857-1865), leading the state into the Confederacy while frequently clashing with Jefferson Davis over conscription and states' rights; he later became a U.S. senator.

Joseph Emerson Brown is a historical marker in Cordele, Crisp County. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Crisp County, among 69 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.9700, -83.7838 near Cordele. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Southern & Florida Railroad (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Savannah, Americus & Montgomery Railway, Georgia & Albany Railway, and Georgia Southern & Florida Railway.

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