Watson-Brown Foundation

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Literacy

Location

310 TOM WATSON WAY502 Hickory Hill DriveTHOMSON, GA 30824 United States
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Mission Statement

The Watson-Brown Foundation's Mission: The Watson-Brown Foundation, through creativity, diligence and financial support, labors to improve education in the American South by funding its schools and students, preserving its history, encouraging responsible scholarship, and promoting the memory and values of our spiritual founders.

Hickory Hill is a historic house museum owned and operated by the Watson-Brown Foundation. It's mission:

Hickory Hill, through careful restoration, accurate recreation, professional preservation, and thoughtful interpretation seeks to foster a fuller understanding of the life and times of Thomas E. Watson, and to inspire reflection on the Jeffersonian virtues of life in the rural South.

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Hickory Hill, constructed in 1865, is a Greek Revival style mansion situated on 256 acres of Georgia pine forest. It is a working farm with fields of watermelon, cotton, corn, etc., as well as chickens and peafowl. The staff of Hickory Hill devote much of their time to educational programs for the youth of Georgia, including summer camps and school programs.

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