Confederate Flag Pole - GHM 049-3
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N 31° 22.675 W 084° 56.075
16R E 696414 N 3473329
Located on the grounds of the Blakely, Georgia Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM2VE
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2005
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This flag pole from which the Stars and Bars proudly flew is the last original Confederate flag staff still standing in Georgia.
The stalwart pole was hewn from a long leaf pine tree that grew one mile southwest of this city in Early county. It was hauled by a yoke of oxen into Blakely and erected where it now stands by Thomas Williams and others on May 16th, 1861.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: GHM 049-3
Date: 1954
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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