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This is GHM 115-5, which stands on the west side of Business 278 in Van Wert, Georgia (near Rockmart). The text of the sign reads:

OLD VAN WERT
POLK COUNTY
County seat of Paulding when that county was created in 1832; inc. 1838. Named for Isaac Van Wert & John Paulding, two of the captors of Major André.
Polk County was organized in 1851 from parts of Floyd and Paulding; this placed Van Wert in Polk. Co.; Dallas became the county seat of Paulding -- Cedartown, that of Polk.
May 25, 1864. Davis, (2d) div., 14th A.C. [U.S. flag image], having camped the night before at Peek's Spring, 4.5 mi. N., turned E. here and marched to Dallas in Paulding County.
115-5 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1978

This picture was taken on 12 September 2004 by Karl Ward. Copyright 2004 Karl Ward.

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