Wilkes County Courthouse, Washington, GA

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Stock #:54321
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Washington
State: Georgia (GA)
County: Wilkes
Publisher: ED Marsh
Postmark: 1965
Postmark City: Washington
Postmark State: GA.
Stamp: 5 US Postage - George Washington
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Stock/Series #: 51682
Recipient Address:H. W. Waters
Opp, Ala.
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The Wilkes County Courthouse, Washington, GA., is one of the best examples of Romanesque Gothic Architecture in America. Clock in tower refused to run in 1865 when Federal Troops quartered there. Records in Courthouse date from 1777. Historic markers on lawn. Site of famous Cabinet meeting, last meeting place of Confederate Cabinet.

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