Cheap Things To Do in Greensboro, Georgia

Inscription. [Marker Front]: This 1895 jail is named for the legendary Sheriff, Loy Lee Wyatt, who enforced the laws in Greene County for fifty-two years until his death in 1977. Sheriff L. L. Wyatt was born on January 2, 1904, in ... More on HMDB

Miracle Recreation Big Timber Treehouse Theme playground. The playground was designed by Hasley Recreation and Design, Inc. More on KaBoom.org

The Greene County Museum displays Indian artifacts, old farm & dairy tools, pictures, costumes, scrapbooks, books on county families ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. The old rock jail in the rear of the Court House is patterned after the bastilles where prisoners were housed and punished a hundred or more years ago. Built of granite about two feet thick, it is two stories in height ... More on HMDB

Greene County, the 11th county formed in Georgia, was created in 1786. Originally part of Washington County, Greene County was named for Revolutionary War hero General Nathaniel Greene. The county ... More on Negrc.org

Inscription. In 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture was established by Act of the Legislature with Thomas P. Janes serving as its first Commissioner, 1874-79. Commissioner Janes, born 1823 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born February 3 in 1811 near Greensboro, George Foster Pierce was converted while at the University in Athens; in 1830 he followed his father, Dr. Lovick Pierce, into the Methodist ministry. He was first assigned twenty-two ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A native of Greene County, then on Georgias Indian frontier, he was educated in the law and admitted to the bar in 1818. The remainder of his exemplary life was spent in the public service as legislator, Captain of Volunteers ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Forty ~ five unknown Confederate soldiers, “known but to God, ” are buried in this cemetery. These men died of wounds or disease in the Confederate hospitals in Greensboro, 1863 ~ 1865. These hospitals were ... More on HMDB

Inscription. About two miles South, in the fork of the Appalachee and Oconee rivers, stood Fort Mathews, built in 1793. From this fort, Thomas Houghton observed the activities of General Elijah Clark and his land hungry followers ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Near here ran the old Stagecoach Road from Augusta, Petersburg, Washington and Greensboro to Parks Mill, where a toll bridge crossed the Oconee. After crossing the river the highway diverged - the left fork going to Eatonton, ... More on HMDB