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the Hilliard Institute, the old Lumpkin Hotel, stores and even private homes. Eventually, tent hospitals were set up to shelter the overwhelming number of suffering, injured soldiers.
Monroe County was spared much of the Civil War shattering violence, although a battle was fought in Culloden after the war had officially ended; word had not yet reached area troops that Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered on April 9, 1865. The Battle of Culloden took place 10 days after the surrender of the Confederacy. Throughout its history, few things have had a more profound impact on Monroe County than the completion of Interstate 75 in
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Maynard brothers of Forsyth made whiskey for the Confederate government to use in military hospitals to relieve pain and suffering of soldiers. It was a good location, since Forsyth was home to five Confederate hospitals during the war. P. B. Zellner, grandson of W. T. Maynard, kept remains of the still at his Montpelier Road homeplace.
( Source: Mornoe County, Georgia: A History)
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1968. This major north-south highway allows for easy access to the business centers of Atlanta and Macon while also bringing countless visitors to the county as they travel south to Florida.
Explore Our History Visitors to Forsyth and Monroe County are encouraged to tour sites of our rich history. You can start at Forsyth’ s courthouse square, which is one of many nationally registered historic sites, and stop at any period building which are adorned with architectural accents of a bygone era. Also take in the McCowen Cemetery, the cities of Bolingbroke and Culloden, Ham’ s Store, Russellville Baptist
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Church, and more. See Civil War monuments, landmarks and breathtaking antebellum homes. And while you’ re out, don’ t miss the opportunity to sample the legendary fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café!
Once abandoned, the historic Old City Hall in Forsyth was beautifully restored in 2008, becoming the Welcome Center.
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