Historical Marker

The March to the Sea

Eatonton · Putnam County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Sherman's troops passed through Eatonton on November 16, 1864, tearing up railroad and burning the Eatonton factory on Little River before converging on the state capital at Milledgeville days later.

About this site

The March to the Sea is a historical marker in Eatonton, Putnam County, erected in 1957. 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 33.3263, -83.3889 near Eatonton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Putnam County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Stoneman Raid, Putnam County Court House, and Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar.

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

📍 33.3263, -83.3889 · Eatonton, Putnam County

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