A popular stagecoach inn once stood here, its basement vault guarding gold shipments and mail behind a heavy iron door. Washington clung proudly to its stagecoaches until 1870, two decades after the railroad arrived.
Old Inn Site
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Old Inn Site is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1953. 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 33.7370, -82.7391 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Resilience, Ingenuity and Triumph (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Black Patriots Monument, Washington-Wilkes Firsts, and Washington Professional Baseball Team.
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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