Hartwell in Hart County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mayor Joan Saliba

City of Hartwell

— 1982-2002 —

Mayor Joan Saliba Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Marsteller, November 6, 2021

1. Mayor Joan Saliba Marker

Inscription.
First woman mayor of Hartwell
Longest serving mayor in city history
No tax increases during her 20 years as mayor
Created Downtown Development Authority
Conceived Constitution Alley
Gained $4.8 Million in federal grants for city
Passed Historic Preservation Ordinance
Helped achieve “All Star Community” status
Launched “Keep Hartwell Beautiful” program

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1982.

Location. 34° 21.146′ N, 82° 55.955′ W. Marker is in Hartwell, Georgia, in Hart County. It can be reached from East Howell Street (U.S. 29) east of Carolina Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in Constitution Alley, located between 350 and 358 East Howell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 E Howell St, Hartwell GA 30643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. 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

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bailes Cobb Co. (here, next to this marker); Hart County Veterans of Foreign Wars Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County World War II & Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of All Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Broken V (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartwell.

Mayor Joan Saliba image. Click for more information.

via Joseph A Strickland Funeral Home, 2009

2. Mayor Joan Saliba

September 4, 1928 - April 16, 2009
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2021

3. Mayor Joan Saliba Marker

Marker is in Constitution Alley, which Saliba helped create.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on November 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.