- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Goggans, Georgia historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Lamar County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Goggans - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lamar County, Goggins, 33.07596, -84.09186
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Johnstonville Road in Goggans
Text of marker: "GOGGANS, GEORGIA. Goggans was named for the family of John F. Goggans. He donated the land for the railroad station, general store, where the post office was located, and access land to the Union Primitive Baptist Church. At different times, the town was also known as Goggins, Goggans Station and Goggansville. John F. Goggans was born in South Carolina in 1802. He married Rebecca Pitts in 1824. They founded Goggans in November, 1834 and lived there until their deaths. John, Rebecca and many descendants are buried in Union Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. Goggans General Store provided merchandise and postal services to the community until 1958." - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_goggans-georgia
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_goggans-georgia
- 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:
-
