Washington, Ga. · On These Grounds

Name: Washington, Ga.
Latitude: 33.7367948
Longitude: -82.7393089
City: Washington
State or Province: North Carolina
Country: United States of America
Description: Washington is a city in and county seat of Wilkes County, Ga. The city was founded in 1774 when the land of the Muscogee people was claimed in ownership by white settler Stephen Heard. Washington, known initially as Heard's Ford, served briefly as the state capital of Georgia during the revolutionary war.; Note: Native lands have shifted between Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The nations named here are not representative of all Indigenous peoples who belong to these lands.
Place Type: City, Town, or Village
Bibliographic Citation: “Washington, Georgia.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 3, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_Georgia.; Native Land Digital. Native Land Digital, October 8, 2021. https://native-land.ca/.