Historical Marker

Horace King 1807-1885

LaGrange · Troup County · Erected 2016

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The Story

Born enslaved in 1807, Horace King became the South's premier covered-bridge builder, freed by the Alabama legislature in 1846. He settled in LaGrange in 1873 and died here in 1885, having spanned major rivers across the region.

About this site

Horace King 1807-1885 is a historical marker in LaGrange, Troup County, erected in 2016. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Troup County, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0297, -85.0327 near LaGrange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Dead (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mulberry Street Cemeteries, Rogers Cemetery, and Lynching in America / Raising a Voice Against Racial Violence.

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

📍 33.0297, -85.0327 · LaGrange, Troup County

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