- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Ezekiel Wimberly historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Twiggs County
Memorials--Georgia--Jeffersonville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Twiggs County, Jeffersonville, 32.68765, -83.34656
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Twiggs County Courthouse in Jeffersonville
Text of marker: "EZEKIEL WIMBERLY. Major General Ezekiel Wimberly commanding the Twiggs Militia erected and garrisoned three forts along the Ocmulgee River for frontier protection. Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, September 1, 1783, son and grandson of Revolutionary soldiers, he was a resident of Twiggs County from its founding in 1809 until his death, May 5, 1843. General Wimberly was a member of the House and Senate, twice a Presidential Elector, a Colonel in the War of 1812 and Major-General from 1820 until his resignation in 1840. 143-7 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_ezekiel-wimberly1
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_ezekiel-wimberly1
- 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:
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