Historical Marker

Home of Governor E. D. Rivers

Lakeland · Lanier County · Erected 2002

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The Story

This was the home of E. D. Rivers, the two-term governor whose 1937 'Little New Deal' brought Georgia free textbooks, a welfare department, and the Highway Patrol, reforms shadowed by his ties to the Klan and later corruption charges.

About this site

Home of Governor E. D. Rivers is a historical marker in Lakeland, Lanier County, erected in 2002. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Lanier County, among 12 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.0378, -83.0913 near Lakeland. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lanier County Courthouse (courthouse), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lanier County, Lanier County Auditorium and Grammar School, and Lakeland Cemetery.

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

📍 31.0378, -83.0913 · Lakeland, Lanier County

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