Community Settlement-Morgan Co., GA
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Markerman62
N 33° 35.715 W 083° 27.966
17S E 271158 N 3720005
Located on East Jefferson St near Hancock St.
Waymark Code: WMR82T
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2016
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Establishment of Madison was part of a larger movement to settle the Georgia frontier and the westward population shift. The first division of town land created 48 original lots, each measuring 100 by 200 feet. Lots were sold on February 23, 1809, with the average lot sale being $155. Early dwellings and enterprises were modest, frame structures.
Lot No. 6 sold for $111 to Reuben Rogers who built a dwelling. Known as an I-House or Piedmont Plain, this type of structure was particularly popular in the Upland South and often built by well established farmers and townsfolk. The Rogers House (c.1810) is significant as the last remaining residence from the period of the town’s original founding on its original lot.
Opened for tourism in 1992 and later joined by the Rose Cottage (1893), the house serves as an excellent example of community cooperation: property ownership by Morgan County; leadership and funding for restoration, furnishings, and operation by the City; and management of the museum complex provided by the Morgan County Historical Society.
Type of Marker: Other
Sponsor: City of Madison Madison Bicentennial Commission 1809-2009.
Marker #: Not listed
Date: Not listed
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