Historical Marker

Jefferson Davis

Washington · Wilkes County · Erected 1957

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The Story

On May 4, 1865, fleeing President Jefferson Davis reached Washington and carried out his final official acts as head of the dying Confederacy before resuming his flight south, soon captured in middle Georgia.

About this site

Jefferson Davis is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1957. 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 33.7379, -82.7391 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wilkes County, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, and The Dissolution of the Confederate Government.

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

📍 33.7379, -82.7391 · Washington, Wilkes County

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