Clarke County (25) - Elijah Clarke Monument

Located on Broad Street across from the University of Georgia, this monument to Elijah Clarke was unveiled on November 4th, 1904. The 30-foot monument was one of the first projects of the Elijah Clark Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Elijah Clarke was an officer during the Revolutionary War most known for his victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek in nearby Wilkes County.  He led a group from Wilkes County who fought from Augusta to the Tennessee border earing Clarke a reputation as a great partisan leader. After the war the state gave Clarke a plantation formerly owned by a Tory Loyalists by the name of Thomas Waters.  

After the way Clarke settled into anything but a peaceful life. In 1787 he served as General of the Militia and fought the Creeks at Jack's Creek in Walton County. In 1794, he tried to form an independent state called the Trans-Oconee Republic. 

Elijah Clarke died in Augusta on December 5th, 1799.  In 1801, Clarke County was formed and named for the former Revolutionary War Hero.

Jasper County (30) - Shady Dale

D.A.R. Monument 

Located in Jasper County, Shady Dale is a small community with a population of approximately 242 people.  The town was incorporated in 1882.  Historically Shady Dale was an important stop on a stagecoach route from the Savannah River to the Chattahoochee River.  The Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument in 1940 to mark the location of an inn.  The well also commemorates the importance of Shady Dale as a stagecoach stop.  

Today Shady Dale is home to a Cal-Maine Foods Inc. processing plant.   Cal-Maine Foods Inc. is the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States.  

However, this small town is most known for it's rodeo, now in it's 31st year.  Sponsored by the local Shriners and Masons, this rodeo is an IPRA sanctioned professional rodeo event and draws lots of people to this small southern town.

Bank of Shady Dale now
serves as the town's City Hall