First Commissioner of Agriculture

Greensboro native Thomas P. Janes became Georgia's first Commissioner of Agriculture in 1874, helping modernize farming in a state still recovering from the Civil War; he died at his nearby Redcliff Farm.

First Commissioner of Agriculture is a historical marker in Greensboro, Greene County. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Greene County, among 117 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5767, -83.1824 near Greensboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is William C. Dawson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Greene County Veterans Memorial, Greene County, and Greene County Courthouse.

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