Historical Marker

Two Georgia Governors

Gainesville · Hall County · Erected 1962

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The Story

Two Confederate veterans turned Georgia governors, James Milton Smith and Allen Daniel Candler, both rest in Gainesville's Alta Vista Cemetery.

About this site

Two Georgia Governors is a historical marker in Gainesville, Hall County, erected in 1962. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Hall County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.2891, -83.8351 near Gainesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alta Vista Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jesse Jewell, The Historic Piedmont Hotel, and Dixie Hunt Hotel.

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

📍 34.2891, -83.8351 · Gainesville, Hall County

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