- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Home of George Leon Smith II historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Emanuel County
Homesites--Georgia--Swainsboro
Smith, George Leon, 1912-1973 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Emanuel County, Swainsboro, 32.59739, -82.33374
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located on the south side of the downtown park, Swainsboro
Text of marker: "HOME OF GEORGE LEON SMITH, II 1912 - 1973. Member of the Georgia House of Representatives for 29 years and Speaker of that body for 11 years, longer than any other man. He was the 12th Georgian in History to lie in state at the Rotunda of the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia. The World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Administration Building of the Emanuel County Junior College are named in his memory both of which he helped to establish." - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_home-of-george-leon-smith-ii
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_home-of-george-leon-smith-ii
- 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:
-
