The Pig Monument

Dedicated to the people of Washington County, Georgia, who helped rescue a pig from a well in 1933.

The Pig Monument in Washington County, Georgia, is one of the state’s most unusual historical markers, commemorating not a famous person, military event, or political achievement, but a pig whose rescue became a symbol of community cooperation during the Great Depression. Located near the small town of Oconee,

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