Historical Marker

Roosevelt’s Barnesville Speech

Barnesville · Lamar County · Erected 2009

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The Story

Before 50,000 people at Gordon College in August 1938, FDR dedicated a rural electric cooperative and called Warm Springs the REA's birthplace, then stunned the crowd by urging Georgians to defeat Sen. Walter George, who won anyway.

About this site

Roosevelt’s Barnesville Speech is a historical marker in Barnesville, Lamar County, erected in 2009. It is one of 18 historical markers documented in Lamar County, among 74 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0489, -84.1533 near Barnesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gordon State College (college & university), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gordon Military College, A&M - G.I.C., and Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center.

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

📍 33.0489, -84.1533 · Barnesville, Lamar County

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