Ellen Louise Axson Wilson

Daughter of Rome's First Presbyterian pastor, Ellen Axson met Woodrow Wilson when he visited her father's church in 1883. As First Lady she championed better housing for Washington's poor and supported Martha Berry's schools.

Ellen Louise Axson Wilson is a historical marker in Rome, Floyd County, erected in 1998. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Floyd County, among 160 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.2513, -85.1787 near Rome. The nearest cataloged historic site is Myrtle Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Here Lies in Honored Glory an American Soldier, The McDougald Family of Georgia, and Georgia’s Paul Revere.

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