Heritage Place - Jonesboro, Clayton CO.
Posted by: GA Cacher
N 33° 31.414 W 084° 21.267
16S E 745700 N 3712466
Heritage Place Historical Marker
Located at N. McDonough and Ga. 138 in Jonesboro, Ga.
Waymark Code: WM2E8X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2007
Views: 30
HERITAGE PLACE
-- 1981 --
Historic Jonesboro, named in honor of Samuel Goode Jones in 1845, was founded in 1823 as Leaksville. Later Clayton County was created by the Act of November 30, 1858 from Fayette and Henry Counties, and Jonesboro became the County Seat.
The town was rebuilt in 1864 after being razed by Sherman's troops on their March to the Sea. Later the area was immortalized in Margaret Mitchell's epic, "Gone With The Wind".