- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Birthplace of Charles Holmes Herty historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Baldwin County
Birthplaces--Georgia--Milledgeville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: West Hancock Street near the old Baldwin County Courthouse in Milledgeville
Text of marker: "BIRTHPLACE OF CHARLES HOMES HERTY (1867-1938). Charles Holmes Herty, one of America's outstanding chemists, was born on this site December 4, 1867. He spent his early life in Milledgeville where he attended the Middle Georgia Agricultural and Military College (now Georgia College). Later he studied at John Hopkins and at European universities. Aided by his efforts, American chemistry became a giant industrial enterprise, and the Georgia pine became a valuable raw product in this new industry. 005-10 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1983" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_charles-herty-birthplace
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_charles-herty-birthplace
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
