Historical Marker

Confederate Gun Shop

Dawson · Terrell County · Erected 1958

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The Story

When the Confederacy ran short of arms, the Dickson, Nelson & Company gun shop, pushed from Alabama ahead of Union forces, relocated to Dawson in 1864 and was producing rifles when the war ended.

About this site

Confederate Gun Shop is a historical marker in Dawson, Terrell County, erected in 1958. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Terrell County, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.7808, -84.4439 near Dawson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gen. Patrick Cleburne Camp, S.C.V. (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dawson Woman's Clubhouse, To The Memory of James Mathews Griggs, and Terrell County.

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

📍 31.7808, -84.4439 · Dawson, Terrell County

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