Historical Marker

Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia

Washington · Wilkes County · Erected 1934

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Erected by the D.A.R. in 1934, this courthouse monument records that Washington was laid out by legislative act in January 1780, the county seat long celebrated as among the first towns chartered in honor of George Washington.

About this site

Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1934. 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 33.7378, -82.7392 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jefferson Davis (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wilkes County Confederate Memorial, In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC, and Wilkes County.

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

📍 33.7378, -82.7392 · Washington, Wilkes County

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