- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- James A. Everett historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Peach County
Memorials--Georgia--Fort Valley - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Peach County, Fort Valley, 32.55376, -83.88741
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: City Hall in Fort Valley
Text of marker: "JAMES A. EVERETT FOUNDER OF FORT VALLEY. Here on the Indian Path that connected two Indian Trails, from Hartford to Fort Hawkins and from Barnard's Crossing to the Old Creek Agency, James Abbington Everett established in the 1820's the Indian Trading Post around which Fort Valley arose. He married Mary Beaufort Greene in 1835. At his death in 1848, he owned 242 slaves, and more than 12,000 acres of land. A public benefactor, he gave land for church and school use here, secured for Fort Valley the Southwestern R.R. and devoted his wealth to Christian Education in Georgia." - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_james-a
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_james-a
- 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:
-
