- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Palmyra historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Lee County
Communities--Georgia--Palmyra
Ghost towns--Georgia--Palmyra - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lee County, 31.77951, -84.14113
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Palmyra Community in South Lee County
Text of marker: "PALMYRA. Palmyra, Georgia "ghost town," was incorporated in 1840 with John Woolbright, John Mercer, Burch M. Roberts, Edward James, George S. Oglesby as Commissioners. Among the prominent residents were: Doctors Jeremiah Hilsman, Leonidas Mercer, John B. Gilbert; Hon. Lott Warren, Congressman and jurist; Rev. Jonathan Davis, Baptist preacher; Henry Morgan, schoolteacher-lawyer; Leonidas Jordan, "one of the wealthiest men in the state;" Charles Randall, co-inventor with Dr. Leonidas Mercer of the cotton planter. Intermittent fever (malaria) and the coming of the railroad to Albany caused its decline. Many pioneer citizens of Albany moved there from Palmyra. Palmyra Baptist Church was one of the earliest in this area. In 1867, when the white population dwindled, this property was given to the Negroes. By the church, in a small cemetery, John Mercer, uncle of Rev. Jesse Mercer, and others are buried. On a hill 11/2 mile N.W., is the larger Palmyra Cemetery. Beyond the church, toward Leesburg, part of the old Mercer home remains. Near here, at the "square" spring, is the site of Watson's Cotton Gin Factory, where "articles manufactured are said to be unrivaled in their performance and durability." 088-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_palmyra
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_palmyra
- 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:
-
