Straus Home Site 1 bl. GHM 130-7
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N 32° 40.725 W 084° 32.417
16S E 730635 N 3618348
Located on US 80/GA 22 (Washington Ave) between Van Buren St and Harriston St in Talbotton.
Waymark Code: WMPX81
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2015
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In 1854, Lazarus Straus brought his wife and four children to Talbotton to their first home in America. Here he established a store, the first in a series that led to Macy's, one of the leading department stores in the world. Straus and his sons Isidor, Nathan, and Oscar, are among those men in American Jewry of whom all Jews are most proud. Isidor as a merchant, Nathan as a pioneer in public health, Oscar as one of the earlier career diplomats, and all as philanthropists and patriots, have won national acclaim.
Type of Marker: Building
Marker #: 130-7
Date: 1958
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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