Historical Marker

Senator Nicholas Ware

Waycross · Ware County · Erected 1954

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The Story

Ware County, created in 1824, honors Nicholas Ware, an Augusta lawyer and former mayor who rose to the U.S. Senate. He died in office that same year while in New York during the Marquis de Lafayette's celebrated American tour.

About this site

Senator Nicholas Ware is a historical marker in Waycross, Ware County, erected in 1954. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Ware County, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.2143, -82.3550 near Waycross. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ware County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ware Court House, Nancy Hart Highway, and The Wildes Massacre.

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

📍 31.2143, -82.3550 · Waycross, Ware County

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