Historical Marker

Grave of General Wiley Thompson

Elberton · Elbert County · Erected 1959

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The Story

Reared in Elbert County, Gen. Wiley Thompson became the U.S. agent overseeing Seminole removal and was ambushed and killed by Osceola near Florida's Fort King in 1835, helping ignite the Second Seminole War.

About this site

Grave of General Wiley Thompson is a historical marker in Elberton, Elbert County, erected in 1959. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Elbert County, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1100, -82.8685 near Elberton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Elbert County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Elbert County Courthouse, Elbert County Courthouse, and Old Post Road.

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

📍 34.1100, -82.8685 · Elberton, Elbert County

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