Historical Marker

LeConte Botanical Gardens

Retreat · Liberty County · Erected 1954

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The Story

Here naturalist Louis LeConte cultivated a botanical garden famous worldwide for its bulbs and camellias at Woodmanston rice plantation. His son Joseph became a noted geologist and a founder of the Sierra Club.

About this site

LeConte Botanical Gardens is a historical marker in Retreat, 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 31.7026, -81.4140 near Retreat. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pando Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Skirmish in Bulltown Swamp, Riceborough, and "Lest We Forget".

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

📍 31.7026, -81.4140 · Retreat, Liberty County

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