James A. Everett Founder of Fort Valley -WPA 49 D-6-Peach Co
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N 32° 33.239 W 083° 53.289
17S E 228803 N 3605523
In front of City Hall, Fort Valley
Waymark Code: WM7F7C
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2009
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Here on the Indian Path that connected two Indian Trails, from Hartford to Fort Hawkins and from Barnard´s Crossing to the Old Creek Agency, James Abbington Everett established in the 1820´s the Indian Trading Post around which Fort Valley arose. he married Mary Beaufort Greene in 1835. At his death in 1848, he owned 242 slaves, and more than 12,000 acres of land. A public benefactor, he gave land for church and school use here, secured for Fort Valley the Southwestern R.R. and devoted his wealth to Christian Education in Georgia.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: WPA 49 D-6
Sponsor: WPA
Date: Not listed
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