1 May 2018
Milledgeville
is a historic town known for its antebellum homes and museums. It was also the second capital of Georgia including
the Civil War. The governor’s mansion
and the second Georgia Capitol building are still standing. The capital was under repair during our
visit.
On the way
into town we stopped at the Lockerly Arboretum for a stroll of the grounds and
toured the Greek Revival plantation home “Rose Hill” which was built in
1852. The tour is self-guided with information
sheets in every room.
In town, we enjoyed
viewing some of the Antebellum homes while walking to the Governor’s
Mansion. Most are in excellent
condition. We noticed that some of these
homes are being used for student housing.
The Governor’s
residence has a guided tour with history of the period. The furniture and other niceties were furnished
by the Governor at his expense. In Nov 1864,
General Sherman arrived in the town on his march to the sea. The Governor and family left town before
Sherman’s arrival taking as much of their possessions as possible with them.
Compared to other stops on his march to the sea, Sherman did relatively little damage.
It was a very informative tour by local
college students. More of the town
history can be seen here.
Our last
stop in town was the Memory Hill Cemetery. It started as one of the four public
squares in the town plan of 1803 and later named Cemetery Square. Here rest many people of the town and Georgia
from Governors, educators, slaves, soldiers and all other walks of life.
4 comments:
Another place to put on the list (but only when it cools down in GA).
New font makes your blog easier to read, thanks!
As many years as we lived in Georgia I have never been to Milledgeville!! Thanks for sharing and we will definitely make it a stop whenever we travel in that area. Those homes were just beautiful!!
beautiful homes, and I love that pantheon look a like ceiling.
I had no idea Milledgeville was the second capital. Judging from the date of your visit, you must have been there before the severe heat and humidity. Good call. Absolutely beautiful homes and architecture. Pretty fancy student housing I’d say.
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