Richard Henry Wilde Obelisk - Augusta, Georgia
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DougK
N 33° 28.433 W 081° 58.090
17S E 410042 N 3704242
Richard Henry Wilde was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.
Waymark Code: WMKRVD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2014
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In 1896 the Hayne Literary Circle erected this obelisk monument to
Richard Henry Wilde. On one side of the square base it reads:"Poet, Orator, Jurist, historian, Statesman.” On the main side it reads:
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RICHARD HENRY WILDE,
BORN
SEPT, 24, 1789,
DIED
SEPT, 10, 1847.
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The obelisk can be seen in Google Street View.