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Wikipedia University of Georgia The University of Georgia, founded in 1785, and commonly referred to as UGA or simply Georgia, is an American land-grant university and sea grant research university. Its primary campus is located on a 759-acre campus in Athens, Georgia, USA. It is considered Georgia's flagship university. The university is ranked 20th overall among all public national univers...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clarke County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed in January 1846, one of twelve counties established by legislative action in a comprehensive act. It was named for James Clarke, a Governor of the Iowa Territory. Adjacent Counties Decatur County Lucas County Madison County Union County Warren County Cities,...
The Battle of Berryville was fought September 3 and September 4, 1864, in Clarke County, Virginia. It took place toward the end of the American Civil War. After taking control of Smithfield Summit on August 29, Union Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan marched to Berryville with his 50,000 man Army of the Shenandoah. At the same time Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early sent Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Kersha...
[In Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama,] The Cemetery is located at the corner of Crawford Avenue and For[e]st lane in Grove Hill, Alabama. From Alabama Hi[gh]way 43 heading North turn right onto West Cobb street. Go to Sout[h] Church Street ( Old Hi[gh]way 5 ) and turn right. Go to For[e]st Lane and turn left. The cemetery will begin to appear on the left. USGW Archives Find a Grave
The first settlement of the Virginia Colony in the future Clarke County was in 1736 by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron who built a home, Greenway Court, on part of his 5 million acres property, near what is now the village of White Post. White Post was named for the large signpost pointing the way to Lord Fairfax's home. As it lay just west of the Blue Ridge border demarcated under...
Also known as Athens-Clarke County. Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Clarke County, Georgia. Official Website History Clarke County was created in 1801 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 5. It was named for Revolutionary War hero Elijah Clarke and included 250 square miles that was formerly part of Jackson County. Colonel Clarke played a leadi...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clarke County, Mississippi. Official Website Before the white man appeared, the Choctaw Indians inhabited the land that would later be known as the Clarke County, Mississippi. Clarke County is only a portion of what was known as Okla Hannali or Six Town District of the Choctaws. Okla Hannali or Six Towns District existed at the time...
At the time of European encounter, Clarke County was the traditional home of the Choctaw and the Creek people. They traded with the French, who had settlements in Mobile and New Orleans. They also were reached by some English and Scots traders from the British colonies along the Atlantic Coast. After the Louisiana Purchase, they started to establish relations with the United States. In 1805, b...
This project is for those who are buried in Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, Clarke County, Alabama. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located on 192 White Post Road, White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. Find a Grave USGW Archives
The Battle of Cool Spring, also known as Castleman's Ferry, Island Ford, Parker's Ford, and Snicker's Ferry, was a battle in the American Civil War fought July 17–18, 1864, in Clarke County, Virginia, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. The battle was a Confederate victory. Wikipedia
The cemetery is located on 5195 Lexington Road, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. Official Website Find a Grave
Maple Hill cemetery is the city cemetery of Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa. It is about one block south of highway 34 on South Ridge Road in the southwest corner of the town. IA GenWeb Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Pachuta Cemetery, Pachuta, Clarke County, Mississippi. Find a Grave
The Athens Historical Society, Inc., 1999, p. 316: "Driving directions: From the intersection of Lexington Road (Hwy. 78) and Gaines School Road, travel east on Lexington Road for 1.8 miles to 4965 Lexington Road (just before you reach Shoal Creek). The cemetery is located on north side of the road about 100 yards back in a wooded area at edge of a field and is reached by field pathway that ru...