- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- John McIntosh Kell historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Spalding County
Memorials--Georgia--Sunnyside
Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Spalding County, Sunny Side, 33.34067, -84.29076
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Old U.S. 41 just north of Caruso, Sunnyside
Text of marker: "John McIntosh Kell. Near this site was the home of Captain John McIntosh Kell, Executive Officer of the Confederate cruisers Alabama and Sumter. After entering the United States Navy at the age of 17, he served in the Mexican War and in 1853 on Perry's expedition to Japan. Upon Georgia's secession from the Union, Kell was the first U.S. Naval officer to offer his services to the South. After the Civil War, at his home here in Sunny Side, Kell entertained his friend, the famous Georgia poet Sidney Lanier, who, during a visit in 1874, wrote the poem "Corn." Kell served as Adjutant General of Georgia from 1887 until his death here in 1900. 2001.20 Originally erected by the Works Progress Administration in 1940. Re-erected by the Georgia Historical Society and Griffin-Spalding Historical Society 126-1" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_john-mcintosh-kell
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_john-mcintosh-kell
- 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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