William Dearing ran a mercantile business on this Washington site in the early 1800s before helping found and lead the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company; the town of Dearing later took his name.
William Dearing
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William Dearing 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 33.7367, -82.7392 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Black Patriots Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Washington-Wilkes Firsts, Washington Professional Baseball Team, and Lowe Building.
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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