Historical Marker

Remodeled 1959

Washington · Wilkes County

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Mounted on the Wilkes County Courthouse, this plaque records its 1959 rebuilding after a fire on Christmas Eve 1958 destroyed the roof and upper floor of the early-1900s building.

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Remodeled 1959 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 33.7381, -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.

📍 33.7381, -82.7389 · Washington, Wilkes County

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