Eatonton Expedition

The Tompkins Inn, once a major way station approximately halfway between Milledgeville and Athens, represented the oldest structure on Saturday’s Eatonton Expedition, presented by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

The Tompkins Inn, once a major way station approximately halfway between Milledgeville and Athens, represented the oldest structure on Saturday’s Eatonton Expedition, presented by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Record Setter: Eatonton Expedition a huge success

With 829 tickets sold and 802 picked up at The Plaza Saturday morning, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Eatonton Expedition set a new all-time attendance record for the 51-year-old organization. Visitors arrived in Eatonton from seven states, with one couple traveling from Texas.