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Raised in a Salzburger family at Ebenezer, John Adam Treutlen rose from schoolteacher to become Georgia's first elected governor in 1777 under the new state constitution.
Historical Marker
John Adam Treutlen (1963)
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About this site
John Adam Treutlen is a historical marker in Clyo, Effingham County, erected in 1963. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Effingham County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4834, -81.2629 near Clyo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Two Historic Savannah River Ferries (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Metzger Cemetery, Pisgah Cemetery, and Cedar Grove Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Clyo, Effingham County
“John Adam Treutlen” names 2 distinct records in Effingham County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1963 in Clyo. The others:
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