- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Madison historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Morgan County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Madison - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Morgan County, Madison, 33.59568, -83.46794
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Post office (on the square) in Madison on U.S. 278
Text of marker: "On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of MADISON. Named in honor of U.S. President James Madison, the Town of Madison was established as the permanent seat of Morgan County and incorporated December 12, 1809. Surveyor Lewis McLane laid out the community using a typical Washington-type plan, characterized by a central public square defined by four principal streets-Monroe (now Main), Jefferson, Washington, and Hancock. Madison prospered as the site of government, transportation, and commerce. The previous Morgan County Courthouse (c. 1845; lost to fire 1916) was erected here on the Town Square. The bustling community's location also proved advanatageous: first, as a stop along the main stagecoach route from Philadelphia via Charleston to New Orleans; later, as the crossroads of two major railroad lines; and now, as the intersection of an Interstate and three State highways. As the commercial center of an agricultural economy, downtown Madison teemed with businesses serving the needs of cotton planters, small farmers, and townspeople alike. Wood frame storefronts dotted the downtown and mixed with dwellings until the devastating Fire of 1869 destroyed forty-two structures and all but one business. The downtown area recovered slowly and redeveloped in the present brick commercial pattern. The City of Madison's central business district reamins the nexus of today's commercial and civic life, building on the foundation of the past two centuries. BECAUSE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO TAKE PRIDE IN THIS COMMUNITY, MADISON IS RECOGNIZED AS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR COUNTY HISTORY" - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_madison
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_madison
- 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:
-
