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Born enslaved nearby in 1848, Susie King Taylor secretly learned to read as a child, served the Union's first Black regiment as nurse and teacher, and became the only Black woman to publish a Civil War memoir.
Historical Marker
Susie King Taylor
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About this site
Susie King Taylor is a historical marker in Midway, Liberty County, erected in 2019. 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 31.8089, -81.4304 near Midway. The nearest cataloged historic site is Midway First Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Midway Museum, In Memory of Button Gwinnett and Dr. Lyman Hall, and Midway Congregational 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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