Historical Marker

Philip Thomas Schley

Columbus · Muscogee County · Erected 1987

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The Story

Schley came to Columbus in 1834 to command the Muscogee Blues militia and built a home around 1840. He later sold the lot to First Presbyterian Church and had the house dismantled and rebuilt at a new site.

About this site

Philip Thomas Schley is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 1987. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4740, -84.9905 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Peabody-Warner House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Illges House, Ernest Woodruff / Robert Winship Woodruff, and Woodruff, Henry Lindsay, Second House.

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

📍 32.4740, -84.9905 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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