Near Toomsboro in Wilkinson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Major John Hatcher

(1757-1835)

Photographed by David Seibert, December 6, 2001

1. Major John Hatcher Marker

Inscription. Near this site is the plantation and grave site of John Hatcher, Georgia patriot, Revolutionary War soldier and statesman. From 1780 to 1800 he served in Candler’s Refugee Regiment of Richmond County, the Georgia Militia, Carr’s Rangers of Burke County, the South Carolina Militia, and the Lower Battalion of Warren County. Hatcher served in both the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, as Justice of the Peace, as a Commissioner of both Warren County Academy and Wilkinson County Academy, as a Presidential Elector in 1820 and 1828, and as a Commissioner in the 1832 Georgia Land Lotteries.

Erected 2000 by Georgia Historical Society, Wilkinson County Historical Society, Wilkinson County News, and the Hatcher Family. (Marker Number 158-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 32° 52.806′ N, 83° 7.616′ W. Marker is near Toomsboro, Georgia, in Wilkinson County. It is on Court Lord Highway (State Highway 112) one mile south of Liberty Church Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toomsboro GA 31090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Toombs (approx. 4.7 miles away); Toomsboro (approx. 4.9 miles away); The March to the Sea (approx. 5.4 miles away); Wilkinson County (approx. 5½ miles away); George Henry Carswell (approx. 5½ miles away); McIntyre (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Defense of the Oconee Bridge (approx. 10.3 miles away); John Clark House (approx. 11.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toomsboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hebron (was approx. 9.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Military History of Revolutionary Soldier Major John Hatcher. (Submitted on October 29, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011

2. Major John Hatcher Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011

3. Major John Hatcher Marker

Looking north on C. T. Lord Highway, Georgia Highway 112, toward Milledgeville.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 1, 2011

4. Major John Hatcher Marker

Looking east; an abandoned house stands in the thick woods.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,905 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 28, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 19, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.