Historic Sites

Historic Sites is a Georgia historical marker in Clay County, dedicated 1957.

On North Washington Street in Fort Gaines.

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DILL HOUSE ~ John Dill (1788-1856) of S.C., military aide to Gen. Gaines, commander of Fort Gaines, and leading pioneer citizen, is said to have built this, "the finest home on the frontier," with money his wife had saved while a captive of the Indians. Hoarding and hiding paper money, which her captors discarded after raids, she took it with her when she fled to freedom. The original part of the house, now a hotel, contains elaborate mantles and intricate carvings. Gen. Dill established a mercantile business with his partner, John W. Sutlive, in 1821. He added a tannery, one of the finest harness and shoe businesses in the South, a brick kiln and cotton warehouses to his interests. He and his wife are buried in a cemetery on Carroll Street. LIVE OAK TREE ~ This magnificent tree, with a circumference of 16 feet, was brought from Florida and planted by Gen. Gaines. THE GLOBE ~ "Globe Tavern," first operated by Charles Suddolph, was at the NW corner of Washington and Carroll Streets. The brass globe at its entrance signified the tavern, "the most popular in SW Georgia," was open and ready to refresh the traveler. When the tavern burned, the globe was moved across the street.

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Historical maps covering this location

1796 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1822 · Alabama. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1824 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1796, covering the location of Historic Sites, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1796, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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This historical marker is part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program and was erected by the Georgia Historical Commission. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's own marker database.

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Fort Gaines Guardsunder 1 mi
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On the National Register nearby

Dill House200 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.