United States, Georgia, Ware County, Waycross, 31.21368, -82.3557Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: U.S. 23/319 just south of U.S. 84 in WaycrossText of marker: "THE WILDES MASSACRE. Here, on a Sunday morning in July, 1832, seven members of the Wildes Settlement were murdered by an Indian raiding party from the Okefenokee Swamp. Six of the victims were of the Wildes family, one was a 12-year-old girl of the Wilkinsons. Five children escaped to the Post House 2 miles away. After the massacre, the Indians robbed, then burned the Wildes home. 148-6 Georgia Historical Commission 1958"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Ware CountyMassacres--Georgia--WaycrossThe Wildes Massacre historical markerStillImage