United States, Georgia, Burke County, Waynesboro, 33.08987, -82.015671900Waynesboro, ca. 1900. William Archibald Wilkins (1835-1907) in front of a desk on which an early type-writer has been placed. Wilkins was born in Midway in Liberty County. He attended The University of Georgia and Harvard University. In 1861 he settled in Louisville in Jefferson County and began his law practice. He served during the Civil War. In 1871 he came to Burke County. He was among those who established the Bank Of Waynesboro and served as its first president. Wilkins served as the mayor of Waynesboro for over thirty years.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/Soldiers--Confederate States of AmericaBusiness--Georgia--WaynesboroArmed Forces--Georgia--WaynesboroGeorgia--Politics and government--WaynesboroPortraits--Georgia--WaynesboroUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans--Georgia--WaynesboroWILLIAM ARCHIBALD WILKINS FIRST MAYOR OF WAYNESBORO PLEASE NOTE: EARLY TYPEWRITERStillImage