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Fort Mathews Historical Marker
- Fort Mathews State Historical
Marker
- Located on U.S. 278 on the west end of the bridge
over the Oconee River, Greene County
(Text)
- FORT MATHEWS
- <-- 2 mi. --
About two miles South, in the fork
of the Appalachee and Oconee rivers, stood Fort Mathews, built
in 1793. From this fort, Thomas Houghton observed the activities
of General Elijah Clark and his land hungry followers as they
built forts and fortifications for the protection of Clark's
"TRANS-OCONEE-REPUBLIC." From here Houghton wrote to
Governor George Mathews the report that led to the arrest of
General Clark and the downfall of his dream of an independent
republic established on land not yet ceded by the Creek Indians.
- 066-7 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1957
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