Historical Marker

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

Eatonton · Putnam County · Erected 1936

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The Story

Born in Putnam County in 1825, Lamar rose from Confederate diplomat to U.S. senator, Secretary of the Interior, and Supreme Court justice, a rare Southerner who regained national standing after the war.

About this site

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar is a historical marker in Eatonton, Putnam County, erected in 1936. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Putnam County, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.3258, -83.3883 near Eatonton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Branch Bank of the State of Georgia at Eatonton (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The March to the Sea, Putnam County, and The Stoneman Raid.

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

📍 33.3258, -83.3883 · Eatonton, Putnam County

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