MCDUFFIE COUNTY, GA - VITAL RECORDS  Marriages (Street, Crawford, etc)

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 Historic Marker

This Marker is located in front of the Historic Usry Plantation House 
On Millage Street close to Downtown Thomson.
The House is a Beautifully Preserved NeoClassic Plantation House surrounded by
gardens and a white wooden fence.
A treasure located in the Heart of Town


Usry House
Built by William Usry about 1795
as the seat of his extensive Cotton Plantations.
Usry House early became the center of Ante bellum
social activity in this region .
In Its Parlor the Goodrich Usry Railroad was Conceived
and Lafayette reputedly Hosted.

Architecturally it is along Neo Classical lines and its
suspended Balcony is one of the largest in the South.

The Builder of Usry House was a Great Grandson of
Sir Robert Usry, of England.
Founder of the Family in America
Its Owner is a seventh generation Grandson of the Builder.

(National Register of Historic Places)