Things To Do in Arnoldsville, Georgia

Inscription. On this site in 1773, William Bartram with Indians and Traders concluded the western boundary of “Treaty of Augusta”. , Erected by Azalea District, Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. in Cooperation with Deep South ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1785, following the Revolutionary War, pioneers from North Carolina--including the Hendons, Hartsfields, Standifers, Johnsons, Lawrences, and Olives--settled near Big Cloud's Creek on the Georgia frontier near the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. William Harris Crawford, teacher, lawyer, duelist & statesman, was born in Va. Feb. 24, 1772, son of a poor farmer. Moving to Ga. at 14 he studied, taught & was admitted to the bar in 1799. He killed P. L. Van Alen, was ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A Memorial to William Harris Crawford, 1772 – 1834, Statesman Diplomat Patriot, Erected by Elijah Clarke Chapter D. A. R. of Athens, Georgia Feb. 24, 1929, , Erected 1929 by Daughters of the American Revolution, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This cannon, the only known one of its kind, was designed by Mr. John Gilleland, a private in the “Mitchell Thunderbolts, ” an elite “home guard” unit of business and professional ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church was organized on December 20, 1785, in the wilderness about three miles West of this site, under the leadership of Mr. John Newton, then a licentiate. It was the first of a chain of Presbyterian ... More on HMDB

Inscription. George Rockingham Gilmer, of Scotch descent, was born in 1790 in that part of Wilkes Co. that is now Oglethorpe Co. Soon after admittance to the bar in 1813 he was appointed 1st Lt. in the regular army and served with ... More on HMDB

Oglethorpe County was created in 1793. Georgia's 19th county is named for the state's founder, General James E. Oglethorpe. Lexington, the county seat, is named in honor of the Revolutionary War ba... More on Oglethorpecounty.georgia.gov

Inscription. This County created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 19, 1793, is named for Gen. James E. Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia. Born in London, England, Dec. 22, 1696, Oglethorpe left England ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Ben T. Epps Georgia's First in Flight - designed, built and in 1907 flew the first airplane in the State of Georgia. He was born in Oconee County, educated in Clarke County, and attended Georgia Tech. A self-taught aviator, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. To this building in 1862 was brought the machinery of the armory established in New Orleans at the outbreak of the War by Ferdinand W. C. and Francis L. Cook, recent English immigrants, the former a skilled engineer for ... More on HMDB