Down an old dead end dirt road on the North end of Lowndes County, This really is a part of forgotten Georgia. This marker is all that remains of the spot where Franklinville, the VERY first settlement in Lowndes County, once stood. No big buildings, no historic homes.... just a marker on the edge of the woods on the side of a rural dirt road- I literally had to stop in the middle of the road and ...climb down the steep ditch just to get close to photograph the marker. The marker reads: "SITE: FRANKLINVILLE When Lowndes County was created December 23, 1825, Lawrence Folson, Sion Hall, William Blair, John J. Underwood and Daniel McCauly were appointed commissioners to select the capital of Lowndes County. The site which they chose, named Franklinville, was designated county seat in 1828, and was located near the center of the Lowndes County area of 1825. in 1833, the county seat was moved to Troupville, a small settlement about four miles West of present-day Valdosta" The marker was placed by the Georgia Historical Commission in 1961. It helps mark an even older stone that marked the site back in the 1930s- which can be seen in the bottom of the photo.
Jay Blanton
Very interesting! Recently I was reading about Troupville and one of Lowndes County's notorious early residents, John Henry "Doc" Holliday. I wasn't familiar with Franklinville, though. Thanks!
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