Commerce in Jackson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Home of Governor L.G. Hardman
(1856-1937)
Photographed by David Seibert, October 13, 2002
1. Home of Governor L.G. Hardman Marker
Lamartine Griffin Hardman was governor of Georgia from 1927 to 1931. A physician, businessman, manufacturer, and farmer, Hardman served in the Georgia house and senate before becoming governor. In the state legislature, Hardman sponsored legislation that created the State Board of Health and the State College of Agriculture, and supported statewide prohibition measures. As governor, Hardman laid the groundwork for comprehensive state government reorganization. Construction on the Mediterranean-style Hardman house, designed by Leroy Collier Hart, began in 1919 and was completed in 1921. Hardman married Emma Wiley Griffin of Valdosta in 1907.
Erected 2002 by Georgia Historical Society, the Jackson County Historical Society, and Mainstreet Commerce. (Marker Number 78-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location. 34° 12.09′ N, 83° 27.336′ W. Marker is in Commerce, Georgia, in Jackson County. It is on South Elm Street (Business U.S. 441) 0 miles east of Oak Street, on the
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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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hurricane Shoals Covered Bridge (approx. 5.1 miles away); Privy (approx. 5.2 miles away); Mike Ward (approx. 6.1 miles away); Nicholson, Georgia (approx. 6.1 miles away); Antioch United Methodist Church (approx. 8½ miles away); Hebron Presbyterian Church (approx. 8.8 miles away); First Painless Operation (approx. 8.9 miles away); Dr. Crawford W. Long and Anesthesia for Surgery (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Commerce.
Also see . . . Lamartine. Hardman. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on October 9, 2009.)
Photographed by David Seibert, November 20, 2009
2. Home of Governor L.G. Hardman and Marker
Photographed by David Seibert, November 20, 2009
3. Home of Governor L.G. Hardman
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,144 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 3, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
