To Commemorate the Site of the First Permanent Capitol of Georgia

Louisville served as Georgia's first permanent capital from 1796 to 1807, and it was here in 1796 that the notorious Yazoo land-fraud papers were publicly burned, an act of protest against one of the era's worst political scandals.

To Commemorate the Site of the First Permanent Capitol of Georgia is a historical marker in Louisville, Jefferson County. 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 Site of Capitol Building (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.