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Founded in 1884 and led from 1905 by Colonel Sam Tate, the Georgia Marble Company tapped a vast Cherokee-marble vein. As Tate village's chief employer, it built homes, schools, and a power plant that made the town the area's first with electricity.
Georgia Marble Company and the Village of Tate is a historical marker in Tate, Pickens County, erected in 2007. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Pickens County, among 32 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.4140, -84.3866 near Tate. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tate Gymnasium (historic place), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Tate House, Old Federal Road, and Bethesda Cemetery.
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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