Cheap Things To Do in Monticello, Georgia

Hiking and Riding: Hiking trails are near major recreation areas. Three trails are suitable for horseback riding near the Ocmulgee River. The 1-mile Burgess Mountain Trail reaches the highest point on the forest at 645 feet above ... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

Jackson Lake is one of the oldest manmade lakes (a reservoir) in Georgia, 44 miles (71 km) southeast of Atlanta in a rural area situated within parts of three counties (Jasper, Newton and Butts). The Lloyd Shoals Dam was built in ... More on AnglerWeb.com

'Murphy Lake' is a reservoir in Jasper County, Georgia, United States. Murphy Lake lies at an elevation of 673 feet (205 m). More on Wikipedia

'Jackson Lake' is one of the oldest reservoirs in Georgia, southeast of Atlanta in a rural area situated within parts of three counties (Jasper, Newton and Butts). The Lloyd Shoals Dam was built in 1910 by Central Georgia Power Company, ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. Here lived Dr. David Addison Reese, born in Mecklenberg County, N. C. son of a Revolutionary soldier and grandson of a signer of the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence. When a young man Dr. Reese moved to Monticello ... More on HMDB

Size: 6 acres Fish: Bass, bream and channel catfish Facilities: Primitive camping Fee: No special fees Dates of Operation: May - October, sunrise to sunset Directions: 12 miles northeast of Monticello on Mt. Gilead Church Road off ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Inscription. On the site of the Post Office stood a large, white-columned, three-storied house known as the Stage Coach Inn. Horses for the coaches were changed here and stabled across the road from the inn. As the coach approached ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Hebron Baptist Church, originally a Primitive Baptist Church in the Ocmulgee Circuit, later a Missionary Baptist Church, was built on 5 acres of land deeded by William Cleveland on December 23, 1812, to Isaac Morgan, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W. T. Shermans army [US] closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications “too strong to assault and too extensive to invest, ” he sought to force its fall by sending Maj. Gen George ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah – the March to the Sea. He divided his army [US] ... More on HMDB