Things To Do in Ila, Georgia

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 5, 1811, is named for James Madison, Virginia Democrat, fourth President of the United States, 1809-17. The site for Danielsville was given by Gen. Allen Daniel ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anesthetic, in a surgical operation at Jefferson, Ga. March 30, 1842, was born in a house that stands about 1 block from here. Dr. Long, born Nov. 1, 1815, was barely 27 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On the night of July 11, 1964 three African-American World War II veterans returning home following training at Ft. Benning, Georgia were noticed in Athens by local members of the Ku Klux Klan. The officers were followed ... 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. Lamartine Griffin Hardman was governor of Georgia from 1927 to 1931. A physician, businessman, manufacturer, and farmer, Hardman served in the Georgia house and senate before becoming governor. In the state legislature, ... More on HMDB