Signers Monument

Signers Monument

Signers Monument is a granite obelisk located on Greene Street in Augusta, Georgia recognizing the state's three signatories of the Declaration of Independence: George Walton, Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinnett, all of whom are considered Founding Fathers of the United States.[1][2] The remains of Walton and Hall lay beneath the monument, while Gwinnett's have not been located for certain.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The Signers' Monument". georgiahistory.com. Georgia Historical Society. June 16, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Bernstein, Richard B. (2009). "Appendix: The Founding Fathers, A Partial List". The Founding Fathers Reconsidered. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 176–180. ISBN 978-0199832576.
  3. ^ Robertson, William J. (December 1946). Coulter, E. Merton (ed.). "Rare Button Gwinnett". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 30 (4): 297–307. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Rhodes, Don (2010). Mysteries and Legends of Georgia: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-07627-5425-0.