Historical Marker

General Andrew Jackson

Dawson · Terrell County · Erected 1913

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The Story

A boulder placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1913 recalls Andrew Jackson's 1818 march to Florida, when he and roughly 900 Georgia militia and allied Creeks halted at the Indian village of Herodtown on this spot.

About this site

General Andrew Jackson is a historical marker in Dawson, Terrell County, erected in 1913. 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 31.6989, -84.4417 near Dawson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Herod Town (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chickasawhatchee Methodist Cemetery, and Houston Grove Cemetery.

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

📍 31.6989, -84.4417 · Dawson, Terrell County

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