Historical Marker

Site of Capitol Building

Louisville · Jefferson County · Erected 1936

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This modest tablet marks the ground where Georgia raised its first state capitol, the building that served as the seat of government from 1796 until the capital moved on in 1807.

About this site

Site of Capitol Building is a historical marker in Louisville, Jefferson County, erected in 1936. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Jefferson County, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.9983, -82.4081 near Louisville. The nearest cataloged historic site is To Commemorate the Site of the First Permanent Capitol of Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old State Capitol, "Yazoo Fraud", and Jefferson County Courthouse.

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

📍 32.9983, -82.4081 · Louisville, Jefferson County

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