To Gov. Troup's Tomb

To Gov. Troup's Tomb is a Georgia historical marker in Treutlen County, dedicated 1954.

At the intersection of State Road 46 and State Road 199, on the right when traveling south on State Road 46 in Rosemont.

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George Michael Troup, "Georgia's most fiery Governor" is buried beside his brother in a tomb at Rosemont, one of his many plantations. Born in 1780 Troup died April 28, 1856 in Overseer Bridges' home while visiting Rosemont. Educated at Princeton & a member of the bar he had been legislator, congressman, twice U.S. senator and twice Governor of Ga. He is famed for his message to the President in 1825 when the Govt. had failed in its agreement to remove the Indians from Ga. "We have exhausted the argument. We will stand by our arms." The message was successful.

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1781 · A Map of East and West Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana, with the Islands of Cuba, Bahama… (American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee)
1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1824 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1827 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1816, covering the location of To Gov. Troup's Tomb, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1816, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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To Gov. Troup's Tomb

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