Washington Exchange Bank / Washington Gazette Chronicle

Two pillars of downtown Washington met here: the Washington Exchange Bank and the Washington Gazette, a Democratic weekly first published in 1866. The Gazette later merged with its rival the Chronicle in 1904.

Washington Exchange Bank / Washington Gazette Chronicle 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 33.7369, -82.7399 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fitzpatrick Hotel (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Black Patriots Monument, Washington-Wilkes Firsts, and Original Town Lot #36.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.