Old Van Wert Polk County GHM 115-5-Polk Co.,GA
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Sprinterman
N 33° 59.459 W 085° 02.490
16S E 680895 N 3762885
Old Van Wert
Waymark Code: WM29ZM
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2007
Views: 35
Text on marker:
County seat of Paulding when that county was created in 1832; inc. 1838. Named for Isaac Van Wert & John Paulding. Two of the captors of
Major Andre.
Polk County was organized in 1851 from parts of Floyd and Paulding: this placed Van Wert in Polk Co.: Dallas became the county seat of Paulding--Cedartown, that of Polk.
May 25,1864, Davis (2d) div., 14th A.C. having camped the night before at Peek's Spring, 4.5 mi. N. turned E. here and marched to Dallas in Paulding County.
Address of this marker:
US 278 Bus in Van Wert at eastern city limit of Rockmart
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 115-5
Date: 1978
Sponsor: Not listed
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