Near Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Summer Home of Joseph Habersham

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Photographed by David Seibert, June 18, 2011

1. Summer Home of Joseph Habersham Marker

Inscription. This was the summer home of Joseph Habersham of Savannah (1751-1815), Georgia patriot, Revolutionary War hero, and political leader. He was a Colonel in the Continental Army, a member of Continental Congress, and of the Georgia Convention that ratified the Constitution in 1788. Educated at Princeton, he returned to Georgia to aid in organizing the “Liberty Boys” as the Revolution approached. With other patriots, he organized the Council of Safety at Tondee’s Tavern, June 22, 1775. On January 17, 1776, leading a small group, he captured and placed under guard Sir James Wright, British Colonial Governor. With Captain Bowen, he commanded the first commissioned vessel of the Revolution. Twice speaker of the General Assembly, in Georgia’s first legislative body, in 1785, Joseph Habersham signed the first charter granted to a state university in America ~ that of the University of Georgia. He served as Postmaster General under Presidents Washington, Adams and Jefferson. From 1802 until his death he was president of the Georgia branch of the Bank of the United States. Habersham County, created December 19, 1818 was

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named for Joseph Habersham.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 068-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, the Former U.S. Presidents: #02 John Adams, the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1921.

Location. 34° 37.528′ N, 83° 29.488′ W. Marker is near Clarkesville, Georgia, in Habersham County. It is on Hollywood Highway (Old U.S. 441) 0.1 miles north of New Liberty Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarkesville GA 30523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

Photographed by David Seibert, June 18, 2011

2. Summer Home of Joseph Habersham Marker

itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Unicoi Turnpike (approx. 1.2 miles away); Grace Protestant Episcopal Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Toombs-Bleckley House (approx. 2 miles away); Old Clarkesville Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); In Memory of Rev. Hugh Hawthorne (approx. 2 miles away); A Slice of History for Clarkesville, Georgia (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Old Clarkesville Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Haywood English Home (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarkesville.

Also see . . . Joseph Habersham - Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 25, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Photographed by David Seibert, June 18, 2011

3. Summer Home of Joseph Habersham Marker

Looking northeast on Historical Old US Highway 441

Photographed by David Seibert, June 18, 2011

4. Summer Home of Joseph Habersham Marker

Looking southwest on Historical Old US Highway 441 toward Clarkesville

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Photographed by David Seibert, June 18, 2011

5. Summer Home of Joseph Habersham

Photographed by David Seibert, June 18, 2011

6. Summer Home of Joseph Habersham

Joseph Habersham image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia

7. Joseph Habersham

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,370 times since then and 120 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 23, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.