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Built around 1793 by Anthony Poullain, a Frenchman who aided the Revolution, The Cedars grew into a rambling home on land once granted to Declaration signer George Walton. It joined the National Register in 1972.
Historical Marker
The Cedars
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About this site
The Cedars 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 33.7408, -82.7378 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gilbert-Alexander House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cedars, The, Fort Washington Park, and Gilbert-Alexander House.
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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