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On May 4, 1865, in the old bank building here, Jefferson Davis convened the Confederacy's last cabinet meeting. The government was dissolved, final papers signed, and officials scattered to escape.
Historical Marker
Last Cabinet Meeting
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About this site
Last Cabinet Meeting is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County. 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 33.7378, -82.7389 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington Square (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wilkes County, In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC, and Jefferson Davis.
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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