Historical Marker

Locust Grove

Locust Grove · Henry County

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The Story

Federal troops streamed through here in November 1864 as Sherman marched toward Savannah, tearing up the Macon & Western rails nearby. The town later grew around that same line, completed in 1882.

About this site

Locust Grove is a historical marker in Locust Grove, Henry County. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Henry County, among 84 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.3519, -84.1136 near Locust Grove. The nearest cataloged historic site is Locust Grove Institute Academic Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Locust Grove Institute, Locust Grove Municipal Cemetery, and Shoal Creek Church Cemetery.

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

📍 33.3519, -84.1136 · Locust Grove, Henry County

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Nearby in Henry County

Historic Place

Locust Grove Institute Academic Building

Locust Grove

Historical Marker

Locust Grove Institute

Locust Grove · 1958

Cemetery

Locust Grove Municipal Cemetery

Locust Grove

Cemetery

Shoal Creek Church Cemetery

Henley - Heflin Cemetery