Historical Marker

Site of Wayside Home

Union Point · Greene County · Erected 1955

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The Story

From 1862 to 1864, fourteen Greene County women ran a wayside home here, serving over a million free meals to Confederate troops riding the railroad through town, including Longstreet's corps bound for Chickamauga in 1863.

About this site

Site of Wayside Home is a historical marker in Union Point, Greene County, erected in 1955. 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 33.6147, -83.0768 near Union Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Regimental Reunion of Confederate Veterans (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Union Manufacturing Company, Wisteria Cemetery, and Greenlawn Cemetery.

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

📍 33.6147, -83.0768 · Union Point, Greene County

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Nearby in Greene County

Historical Marker

First Regimental Reunion of Confederate Veterans

Union Point

Historic Place

Union Manufacturing Company