Historical Marker

Historic Dugas Home

Washington · Wilkes County · Erected 1961

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The Story

Built in the early 1790s by Louis Dugas and his wife, French refugees from Santo Domingo, this home housed her boarding school for young ladies. Their son helped found the Medical College of Georgia.

About this site

Historic Dugas Home is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1961. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7362, -82.7320 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wisteria Hall, Toombs, Robert, House, and Home of Robert Toombs.

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

📍 33.7362, -82.7320 · Washington, Wilkes County

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