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Wilkes County Confederate Memorial

Washington · Wilkes County · Erected 1908

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Erected in 1908 by the local United Daughters of the Confederacy, this granite shaft topped by a Southern soldier stands on Washington's public square to honor Wilkes County's Civil War dead.

About this site

Wilkes County Confederate Memorial is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1908. 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 33.7376, -82.7391 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Last Cabinet Meeting, Jefferson Davis, 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.

📍 33.7376, -82.7391 · Washington, Wilkes County

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