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Granted to Thomas Hillhouse in 1794, this lot's boarding house was where Peter Van Allen challenged William H. Crawford to an 1803 duel over politics. A later hotel boasted a rare ice house south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
Historical Marker
Original Town Lot #36
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About this site
Original Town Lot #36 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 33.7363, -82.7396 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Dearing (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include City Hall, Washington Exchange Bank / Washington Gazette Chronicle, and First Methodist Church.
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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