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The Christmas Tree House

The Christmas Tree House at 305 Heard Street was built as the home of the George Loehr family, who introduced to Elberton and the Rest of Georgia their native German practice of celebrating...

The Christmas Tree House at 305 Heard Street was built as the home of the George Loehr family, who introduced to Elberton and the Rest of Georgia their native German practice of...

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Samuel Elbert

Elbert County was named in honor of General Samuel Elbert, an outstanding military leader in the Revolutionary War and distinguished Governor of the State of Georgia in 1785-86. Born in 1740,...

Elbert County was named in honor of General Samuel Elbert, an outstanding military leader in the Revolutionary War and distinguished Governor of the State of Georgia in 1785-86. Born in...

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Memorial Park History

On April 4, 1923 Ora Eugene Tate, Sr. deeded this 1.8 acre tract of land to the ladies of the Service Star Legion of Elbert County. The deed stipulated that the parcel of land must be perpetually...

On April 4, 1923 Ora Eugene Tate, Sr. deeded this 1.8 acre tract of land to the ladies of the Service Star Legion of Elbert County. The deed stipulated that the parcel of land must be perpetually...

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Elbert County Courthouse

The Elbert County Courthouse was built in 1894 and opened in a formal ceremony at the beginning of January 1895, as the third county courthouse building and fourth County site in Elbert County....

The Elbert County Courthouse was built in 1894 and opened in a formal ceremony at the beginning of January 1895, as the third county courthouse building and fourth County site in Elbert...

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Nancy Hart Spring

Spring made famous By Nancy Hart Pioneer Woman Revolutionary Heroine Only women for whom Georgia named a county WPA 1936 DAR Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info,...

Spring made famous By Nancy Hart Pioneer Woman Revolutionary Heroine Only women for whom Georgia named a county WPA 1936 DAR Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info,...

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Nancy Hart

NANCY HART -- 1-1/2 mi. --> On Wahatche (War Woman) Creek, in Revolutionary times, lived Nancy Morgan Hart her husband, Benjamin, and their children. Six feet tall, masculine ion strength and...

NANCY HART -- 1-1/2 mi. --> On Wahatche (War Woman) Creek, in Revolutionary times, lived Nancy Morgan Hart her husband, Benjamin, and their children. Six feet tall, masculine ion strength and...

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Stinchcomb Methodist Church

Stinchcomb Methodist Church was one of the first churches in this section of the state. On Dec. 30, 1794, Middleton Wood granted to Absalom Stinchcomb, John Gatewood and John Ham, the ´privilege...

Stinchcomb Methodist Church was one of the first churches in this section of the state. On Dec. 30, 1794, Middleton Wood granted to Absalom Stinchcomb, John Gatewood and John Ham, the ´privilege...

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Colonist's Crossing

COLONISTS´ CROSSING 8 mi. ´The Point´, where early settlers crossed into Georgia, is eight miles east of here. As soon as this are was ceded, Governor Wright opened a post at the confluence of the...

COLONISTS´ CROSSING 8 mi. ´The Point´, where early settlers crossed into Georgia, is eight miles east of here. As soon as this are was ceded, Governor Wright opened a post at the confluence of...

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Bethlehem Methodist Church

Bethlehem Methodist Church, second oldest Methodist Church in Georgia and formerly known as Thompson´s Meeting House, sponsored the First Methodist Annual Conference in Georgia, on April 9, 1788....

Bethlehem Methodist Church, second oldest Methodist Church in Georgia and formerly known as Thompson´s Meeting House, sponsored the First Methodist Annual Conference in Georgia, on April 9, 1788....

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Van's Creek Baptist Church

Van´s Creek Baptist Church, established early in 1785 by Rev. Dozier Thornton, Revolutionary soldier and Virginian, was named for an Indian convert. David Vann, famed Chief of the Cherokees....

Van´s Creek Baptist Church, established early in 1785 by Rev. Dozier Thornton, Revolutionary soldier and Virginian, was named for an Indian convert. David Vann, famed Chief of the...

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Gov. Heard's Grave

Stephen Heard, Governor of Georgia in 1781, lawyer, planter, surveyor and soldier of the Revolution, lies buried in this family cemetery. With a price on his head he was captured by the British at...

Stephen Heard, Governor of Georgia in 1781, lawyer, planter, surveyor and soldier of the Revolution, lies buried in this family cemetery. With a price on his head he was captured by the British at...

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Gov. Heard's Home

Off this road lies the site of Heardmont home of Governor Stephen Heard, 1740 - 1815 and ´God´s Acre´ the family cemetery where he lies buried. A ten acre park surrounding the site is owned and...

Off this road lies the site of Heardmont home of Governor Stephen Heard, 1740 - 1815 and ´God´s Acre´ the family cemetery where he lies buried. A ten acre park surrounding the site is owned...

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Old Post Road

This road, formerly an Indian trail which paralleled the coast, was used by the Spanish and British. In 1778 it was traveled by Revolutionary soldiers who marched against Fort Tonyn. The first...

This road, formerly an Indian trail which paralleled the coast, was used by the Spanish and British. In 1778 it was traveled by Revolutionary soldiers who marched against Fort Tonyn. The...

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Grave of General Wiley Thompson

GRAVE OF GENERAL WILEY THOMPSON 4 bl. E. General Wiley Thompson, considered the ablest and most humane of the agents to the Seminole Indians of Florida, was ambushed and killed near the agency at...

GRAVE OF GENERAL WILEY THOMPSON 4 bl. E. General Wiley Thompson, considered the ablest and most humane of the agents to the Seminole Indians of Florida, was ambushed and killed near the agency at...

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Elbert County

Created from Wilkes County by Act of Dec. 10, 1790, Elbert County was settled in 1784 by Gen. George Mathews and a group from Virginia and Carolina. The site of Petersburg, the original settlement...

Created from Wilkes County by Act of Dec. 10, 1790, Elbert County was settled in 1784 by Gen. George Mathews and a group from Virginia and Carolina. The site of Petersburg, the original settlement...

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Old Dan Tucker

Rev. Daniel Tucker owned a large plantation on the Savannah River and is buried near his old homesite, ´Point Lookout´, six miles from here. Born in Virginia, February 14, 1744, Daniel Tucker came...

Rev. Daniel Tucker owned a large plantation on the Savannah River and is buried near his old homesite, ´Point Lookout´, six miles from here. Born in Virginia, February 14, 1744, Daniel Tucker came...

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Falling Creek Baptist Church

In 1788, Thomas Maxwell founded the Falling Creek Baptist Church. A Virginian, he was born September 8, 1742, and died December 12, 1837. Imprisoned a number of times for preaching the Baptist...

In 1788, Thomas Maxwell founded the Falling Creek Baptist Church. A Virginian, he was born September 8, 1742, and died December 12, 1837. Imprisoned a number of times for preaching the Baptist...

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Coldwater Methodist Church

In the late 1770´s, a large caravan of Virginians, including a Methodist preacher, traveling south in search of a new home, settled in this neighborhood. In the company were the Adams, Alexander,...

In the late 1770´s, a large caravan of Virginians, including a Methodist preacher, traveling south in search of a new home, settled in this neighborhood. In the company were the Adams, Alexander,...

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March to the Sea: Ebenezer Creek

One mile north, on December 9, 1864, during the American Civil War, U.S. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis crossed Ebenezer Creek with his 14th Army Corps as it advanced toward Savannah during Gen. William T....

One mile north, on December 9, 1864, during the American Civil War, U.S. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis crossed Ebenezer Creek with his 14th Army Corps as it advanced toward Savannah during Gen. William...

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William Bartram Trail Traced 1773-1777

DEEP SOUTH REGION WILLIAM BARTRAM TRAIL TRACED 1773-1777 John and William Bartram, naturalists, explored Ebenezer and Effingham County on their Savannah-Augusta travels. ERECTED BY Effingham...

DEEP SOUTH REGION WILLIAM BARTRAM TRAIL TRACED 1773-1777 John and William Bartram, naturalists, explored Ebenezer and Effingham County on their Savannah-Augusta travels. ERECTED BY...

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