- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- The Signer's Monument historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Richmond County
Memorials--Georgia--Augusta - People:
- Walton, George, 1749 or 1750-1804
Hall, Lyman, 1724-1790
Gwinnett, Button, approximately 1735-1777 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Greene Street opposite the courthouse, Augusta
Text of marker: "THE SIGNER'S MONUMENT. Dedicated July 4, 1848, in honor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence for Georgia: George Walton, Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett. The first two lie buried in crypts beneath this shaft. The burial place of Gwinnett, whose body was to have been reinterred here, has never been found. George Walton, born in Virginia, settled in Georgia, and was a colonel in the Revolutionary Army, twice governor of Georgia, Judge of Superior Court and Chief Justice of Georgia, six times elected to Congress and served one term as United States Senator; wounded and captured by British at Savannah. Dr. Lyman Hall, born in Connecticut, was one of the group of ardent revolutionaries from Midway, Georgia, who helped lead Georgia into open rebellion in 1776. He represented Georgia in the Continental Congress. Button Gwinnett, born in England, settled in Savannah shortly before the Revolution and was a magnetic and fiery figure in the early days of the War. He was President of Georgia in March, 1777. A quarrel with General Lachlan McIntosh, arising out of the ill-fated expedition to Florida, resulted in a duel in May, 1777, on the outskirts of Savannah in which Gwinnett was mortally wounded. 121-28 Georgia Historical Commission 1956" - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_the-signers-monument
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_the-signers-monument
- 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:
-
