Piedmont Prairie

Piedmont Prairie is a grassland in Clarke County, Georgia. Piedmont Prairie is situated nearby to the tourism office Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center, as well as near Comer Family Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and Ware–Lyndon House.

Tree That Owns Itself

Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.

The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, US. Tree That Owns Itself is situated 2½ miles south of Piedmont Prairie.

Ware–Lyndon House

Manor estate

Photo: GAgayle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ware–Lyndon House is a historic house located at 211 Hoyt Street in Athens, Georgia, at the end of Jackson Street. Built circa 1850, the house is two stories and exhibits an Italianate style. Ware–Lyndon House is situated 1½ miles south of Piedmont Prairie.

T. R. R. Cobb House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The T. R. R. Cobb House built in 1842 is an historic octagon house originally located at 194 Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia. On June 30, 1975, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. T. R. R. Cobb House is situated 2 miles south of Piedmont Prairie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Normaltown.

Athens

Photo: Rob, CC BY 2.0.

Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.

Normaltown

Neighborhood

Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896. Normaltown is situated 2 miles southwest of Piedmont Prairie.

Five Points

Neighborhood

Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus. Five Points is situated 3½ miles south of Piedmont Prairie.

Piedmont Prairie

Type: Grassland
Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.98807° or 33° 59′ 17″ north

Longitude

-83.38266° or 83° 22′ 58″ west

Open location code

865RXJQ8+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1385168409

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center and Comer Family Cemetery.

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