Historical Marker

Talmadge Home

Scotland · Telfair County · Erected 1952

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The Story

This site was home to two Georgia governors. Eugene Talmadge, the firebrand four-term governor, lived here, and his son Herman, himself a governor and longtime U.S. senator, was born here in 1913.

About this site

Talmadge Home is a historical marker in Scotland, Telfair County, erected in 1952. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Telfair County, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0378, -82.8434 near Scotland. The nearest cataloged historic site is McDuffie Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Telfair Memorial Gardens, Browning Cemetery, and Old Trinity Cemetery.

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

📍 32.0378, -82.8434 · Scotland, Telfair County

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