This memorial honors the Jackson County men who marched off to war, a reminder that even a rural Georgia county sent sons to distant battlefields whose names are still read here on local stone.
Jackson County Troops Monument
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Jackson County Troops Monument is a historical marker in Jefferson, Jackson County, erected in 2011. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Jackson County, among 116 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1176, -83.5729 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crawford Long Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dr. Crawford W. Long and Anesthesia for Surgery, Martin Institute Mural, and Crawford W. Long Museum.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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