--part1_c0.ead807.25c59f75_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_c0.ead807.25c59f75_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <GAJONES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yd05.mx.aol.com (rly-yd05.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.5]) by air-yd04.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:50:22 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-yd05.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:50:00 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA27493; Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:48:13 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:48:13 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000129193108.00a378c0@216.178.132.10> X-Sender: crilley@216.178.132.10 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 19:31:08 -0600 Old-To: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com From: Crilley <crilley@eramp.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: [GAJONES] Fortville Resent-Message-ID: <T8gQf.A.-sG.bh5k4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/386 X-Loop: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GAJONES-L-request@rootsweb.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Barbara is working hard to type up these town histories, and I wanted you to see them as well. I think they are so interesting! If anyone has some other things to add, we'd love to hear from you... Copied by permission from "History of Jones Co., GA by Carolyn White Williams Written by Louise Morton FORTVILLE Among the old landmarks of Jones County is the "Old Fort," sometimes called "The Fortification," the site of an early Indian trading post or fort. Now referred to locally as Fortville, it is located in Pope's District, Military District No. 358. It was located at the crossing of the upper stage road from Milledgeville to Macon by Clinton and on the Garrison Road to Blountsville and Eatonton. It was also the crossing of two old Indian trails between Ocmulgee and Oconee Towns on to Eagle Rock in Putnam, "Choctaw Trail." At intervals through this section and up near Cedar Creek were large Indian mounds said to have been built for giving signals. Now demolished through years of cultivation of the land, traces of these mounds are still distinguished. Arrowheads abound in this vicinity. A fine spring in a sheltered spot at the foot of a steep drop off of thirty or more feet near one mound made it an ideal spot for an Indian camp or village. An act incorporating Fortville Academy was passed on Dec. 9, 1822. The trustees were: Robert HUTCHINS, Chr., John W. GORDON, Thomas JEFFERSON, William HARRIS, and Robert BROWN. Children were taught here before the day of free public schools. Almost opposite the Indian mounds a Methodist church was established in 1832 on land given by John W. GORDON. For many years this church was the largest and mot progressive rural church in middle Georgia. In 1879 the old church was torn down and replac