Jefferson Davis Highway - McRae, GA
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Markerman62
N 32° 03.917 W 082° 54.107
17S E 320479 N 3549253
A Jefferson Davis Highway monument on Rt 2 (old designation) in McRae, Ga.
Waymark Code: WMR775
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2016
Views: 4
Located in McRae, Georgia this monument is on US 280/319/441, four blocks south of US 23 at Huckabee St. Photos are taken from Huckabee St looking southwest.
Monumentation Type: Dressed stone
Monument Category: other (not included below)
Monument Category (if other): Highway
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance:
The Jefferson Davis Highway was a planned transcontinental highway in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s that began in Washington, D.C. and extended south and west to San Diego, California; it was named for Jefferson Davis, who, in addition to being the first and only President of the Confederate States of America was also a U.S. Congressman and Secretary of War. Because of unintended conflict between the National Auto Trail movement and the federal government, it is unclear whether the Jefferson Davis highway ever really existed in the complete form that its founders originally intended. (From Wikipedia)
Monument Website: [Web Link]
County: Telfair County
USGS Quad: Macon
Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
Other Coordinates details: Not listed
Approximate date of monument: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.