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Here stood the plantation and store of the Chivers family, whose son Thomas Holley Chivers, Georgia's 'lost poet,' was born in 1809 in the Washington area. Trained as a physician, Chivers won lasting note for his friendship and rivalry with Edgar Allan Poe.
Site of Chivers Plantation and Store is a historical marker in Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, erected in 1956. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Taliaferro County, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.6103, -82.8326 near Crawfordville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sandy Cross Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sandy Cross Cemetery, Saggus - Lyle Cemetery, and Stewart - Edwards 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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