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Button Gwinnett, an English-born planter who signed the Declaration of Independence and briefly led Georgia, died at age 42 from wounds suffered in an 1777 duel with rival general Lachlan McIntosh near Savannah.
Historical Marker
Button Gwinnett
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About this site
Button Gwinnett is a historical marker in Midway, Liberty County, erected in 1954. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in Liberty County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.8054, -81.4304 near Midway. The nearest cataloged historic site is Nathan Brownson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Edward Ball, Dr. Lyman Hall, and Midway Church.
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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