Historical Marker

Jeannette Rankin’s Georgia Home

Watkinsville · Oconee County · Erected 1992

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The Story

Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress and the only member to vote against entering both World Wars, kept a beloved Watkinsville retreat and founded the Georgia Peace Society here in the 1920s.

About this site

Jeannette Rankin’s Georgia Home is a historical marker in Watkinsville, Oconee County, erected in 1992. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Oconee County, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8753, -83.4452 near Watkinsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jones, Abe, House (historic place), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Union Cemetery, Klutts Cemetery, and Farmers and Citizens Supply Company Block.

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

📍 33.8753, -83.4452 · Watkinsville, Oconee County

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