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(March 27, 1816 -- August 22, 1864) Baptist minister and carpenter. Of French descent, he was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Said to have built the Atlanta Hotel depicted in "Gone with the Wind", famous novel of the South during the Civil War. Moved to Cherokee County in 1848, where, on April 8, he helped found the Rocky Springs Baptist Church. He also served as pastor. On March 2, 1837, at Danridge, Tennessee, he married Adelia Wood. They had seven children.
Slover, George Washington is a historical marker in Dialville, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8584, -95.2402 near Dialville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rocky Springs Missionary Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rocky Springs, Dialville, and Monkress plot near Oakland.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006918. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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