- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Roanoke historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Stewart County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Roanoke
Cities and towns--Georgia--Florence - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Stewart County, Florence, 32.09127, -85.04104
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 39 about 2 1/2 miles south of Florence
text of marker: "ROANOKE. Roanoke, 1/2 mile west of here on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River was originally an Indian village. Incorporated in 1832 with about 30 families, a post office and several stores, it became a thriving white settlement. Roanoke was attacked by a small band of Creek Indians, May 13, 1836. These were easily repulsed but two nights later, May 15, 1836, about 300 Creeks in a surprise attack burned the town. It was never rebuilt. Instead, Florence, 2 miles above on the river, became a flourishing town and river outlet for surrounding territory. Florence was first called Liverpool. 128-10 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_roanoke
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_roanoke
- 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:
-
