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Oglethorpe Monument Historical Marker
- Oglethorpe Monument Historical
Marker
- Located opposite the old Pickens
County jail on Main St. in Jasper, Ga.
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Oglethorpe Monument
This 38-foot monument was designed
and dedicated in 1930 by Colonel Sam Tate of Georgia Marble Company,
as a tribute to General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the
colony of Georgia. Attendees included Governor Lamartine G. Hardman
and other prominent dignitaries. It was carved by James Watt
from Cherokee marble quarried locally. These quarries are the
largest in the United States. The monument was located 10 miles
east on Mount Oglethorpe (Grassy Knob), southern terminus of
the Appalachian Trail until 1958. It was restored and moved here
in 1999.
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- Erected by The Georgia Historical
Society and the City of Jasper
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Go to Pickens County Historical Markers page
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