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Born near Preston in 1878 to a struggling farm family, Walter F. George rose to one of Georgia's longest U.S. Senate careers, 1922-1957. As Finance and Foreign Relations chairman he shaped wartime financing and served as Senate president pro tempore.
Walter F. George is a historical marker in Preston, Webster County, erected in 1983. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Webster County, among 18 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0661, -84.5369 near Preston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Webster County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Confederate Flag Raising in Georgia, Webster County Courthouse, and Lannahassee.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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