Judge William Wilson House

The Judge William Wilson House, a two-story Greek Revival building built over a period of three years from 1856 to 1859, is one if the rare pre-Civil War buildings still standing in Atlanta. Wilson was the son of early settlers ...

Joel Chandler Harris Home

This country retreat on Snap Bean Farm was once the home of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus Tales. Harris was also a prominent journalist and editor of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. Influential black songwriter, author and statesman, ...

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is not only important for its unusually innovative revival architecture and the artistry of its stained glass windows and wall paintings, but also for its role as a religious and educational center ...

Site of the Home of General James Longstreet

Lee’s “Old War Horse.”

Marker is at the intersection of Longstreet Circle and Park Hill Drive, on the left when traveling east on Longstreet Circle.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Jennings Building

808 Main

Owners

S. H. Jennings: 1901-1918

F. M. Benson: 1918-1920

Andrew Wilson: 1920-1941

E. H. Ruppelius: 1941-1974

Dorothy Fisher: 1974-1978

Joseph & Elizabeth Sears: 1978-1994

Elizabeth Sears Trust: 1994-

Occupants

Unknown: 1901-1908

Wilson Jewelry: 1908-1918

Stutzman Jewelry: 1918-1920

Wilson Jewelry: 1920-1922

Ruppelius Jewelry: 1922-1966

Ruppelius Jewelry (Joseph Sears): 1966-

Marker is on Main Street (U.S. ...

Julien D. Wyatt

1900-1960

[Front]

Easley High School 1915

Wofford College AB & MA 1919

Georgetown University LLB 1923

American University DCL 1926

Attorney, Banker, Civil Leader

Editor, Benefactor, School Trustee

Cofounder, Carolina National Bank (Easley Bank)

Cofounder, Home Building and Loan

President, Home Insurance Agency

Patron, Easley Library

(Pickens County Library)

Trustee, Easley Public Schools

President, ...

E. Janssen Building

Italianate Architecture, 1875

Janssen's General Merchandise, first elevator and first fireproof building in Eureka

This program made possible through a partnership with property owner Dolores Vellutini, Eureka Main Street, and the Eureka Heritage Society

Marker is on First Street east of E Street, ...

Hillcrest Cemetery, Jewish section

At one time, Jews who died in Quincy were buried in Bainbridge, Georgia. After the Jewish cemetery opened in 1930, some of the early graves were moved to Quincy. The cemetery is maintained by the city. From Quincy, take U.S. ...

James Thomas Fitz-Gerald, Jr.

Captain, USAF

(side 1)

Born July 13, 1920 in South Pittsburg, James “Jim” Thomas Fitz-Gerald, Jr. was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1940. Interested in aviation since childhood, he graduated in the first class of ...

Melchior Thoni, Jr

1849 - 1926

One of the original Swiss settlers of Gruetli in 1869, Melchior Thoni become one of the most famous woodcarvers of Tennessee, executing carvings in the old Governor’s Mansion and the altar of Christ Church in Nashville. About 1880, ...