George Washington Towns-GHM 130-9-Talbot Co
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N 32° 40.674 W 084° 32.743
16S E 730127 N 3618241
Located on north side of GA 208 West of the center of Talbotton just west of Taylor St.
Waymark Code: WM6V9W
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2009
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George Washington Towns was born in Wilkes County Georgia May 4, 1801, and died in Macon Georgia, July 15, 1854. A lawyer and resident of Talbotton, Georgia, Towns served as state legislator, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Georgia (1847- 51). During his administration he led the fight for the amelioration of the slave code, obtained the adoption of ad valorem system of taxation, completed the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and became an early advocate of free public schools. Towns wrote Georgia`s inscription on the Washington Monument: `The Constitution As It IS, the Union As It Was.`
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 130-9
Date: 1961
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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