On South Oliver Street (State Highway 77) near Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
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. After the private home of Thomas A. Carter, on . . . — — Map (db m21904) HM
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 and third largest town in Georgia in its day, is . . . — — Map (db m21893) HM
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 Fort King, Florida, December 28, 1835, by Osceola and a band of warriors who opposed removal . . . — — Map (db m21903) HM
On Guidestone Road Northwest 0.1 miles east of Hartwell Highway ( Highway 77), on the right when traveling east.
The story of the Georgia Guidestones began in June 1979, when a stranger identified as "Mr. Christian" (later "R.C. Christian") visited Jo H. Fendley, Sr., President of Elberton Granite Finishing Company, Inc., and indicated that he represented a . . . — — Map (db m57909) HM
Near West Main Street (Georgia Route 113) west of South Public Square, on the right when traveling west.
Author. Born Elbert County, Georgia, May 17, 1869; died Atlanta, Georgia, February 7, 1935; buried at "In the Valley", Bartow County, Georgia.
Wrote 28 novels, including "Circuit Rider's Wife," upon which the move "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" . . . — — Map (db m190666) HM
On Fortson Road at Almond Road, on the right when traveling north on Fortson Road.
Fortson House. 1858. Thomas and Elizabeth Almond settled in this area with her orphaned brother Thomas Daniel Fortson in the 1830s. In 1858, as a prominent farmer, Fortson built this Greek Revival Georgian Cottage, its . . . — — Map (db m227424) HM
Near War Hill Road 1.5 miles south of Tyrone Road.
The Battle of Kettle Creek, fought here on February 14, 1779, was one of the most important battles of the Revolutionary War in Georgia. At that time, the State was almost completely under British control. Col. Boyd with 600 British sympathizers . . . — — Map (db m10684) HM
On War Hill Road at Settlement Road, on the right when traveling west on War Hill Road.
In 1778 the British leadership conceived a plan to end the Revolutionary War through a campaign to conquer the southern colonies. Plan implementation began with the capture of Savannah, Georgia on December 29, 1778 and subsequent capture of Augusta . . . — — Map (db m311512) HM
On Deadwyler Street at North Oliver Street ( Highway 77), on the left when traveling east on Deadwyler Street.
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 was orphaned at an early age; achieved . . . — — Map (db m21908) HM
Near West Main Street (Georgia Route 113) west of South Public Square, on the right when traveling west.
Lawyer, minister, politician. Born Elbert County, Georgia, October 9, 1811. Died Cartersville, Georgia, December 17, 1877; buried Cassville Cemetery.
Opened law office in Cassville, Georgia in 1836, argued first case before Georgia Supreme Court . . . — — Map (db m190658) HM
On North Oliver Street (State Highway 77) at Elmhurst Drive on North Oliver Street.
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 used and maintained as a memorial park. The . . . — — Map (db m21941) HM
On Shoal Creek Church Road (County Route 245) 0 miles south of Bill Lucas Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Parkertown was founded in 1832 in what was then Franklin County, now Hart County, by Joseph A. Parker who was born in Virginia in 1774 and moved to Elbert County, Ga. in 1796. He later moved to Big Shoal Creek where Jacob Parker & Co. founded by his . . . — — Map (db m45081) HM
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 Christmas with a candle-lit tree; and the house received . . . — — Map (db m21940) HM
Erected by and Dedicated
to Navy Seabee Veterans
of Elbert County
Jim Humphry - Joe Deadwyler -
David Smith - Claude E. Ray,JR. -
Cecil Smith - Ed Cartldge -
Hogan Brown - P. Mattox Glenn -
Ross Brown - Richard Brady -
George A. Grogan • . . . — — Map (db m21927) HM
On Camp Shop Road, on the right when traveling south.
Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area is located on Lake Russell, one of South Carolina's most popular and undeveloped large reservoirs. Lake Russell was created in 1984 and the 26,650-acre reservoir is surrounded by another 26,000 acres of public . . . — — Map (db m41448) HM
On 4th Avenue (U.S. 341) at Lanier Boulevard (King and Prince Boulevard), on the left when traveling west on 4th Avenue.
Georgia patriots of the revolution in 1796 purchased 50 acres of land at this site and made it their home. Benjamin Hart died here at the close of the year 1801. — — Map (db m193511) HM
On Russell Dam Overlook Road (State Highway 1-269), on the right when traveling south.
On the upper Savannah River near Elberton, Ga., and Calhoun Falls, S.C. lies the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake -- authorized for construction by the Flood Control Act of 1966 for the purposes of hydropower generation, recreation and flood . . . — — Map (db m15876) HM
On Marshall Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Drowned
April 4, 1920
East Inscription
Robert Manning
June 12, 1900
Inez Manning
May 23, 1897
Annie L. Manning
March 18, 1904
Alice Bradshaw
Dec. 20, 1907
Lucy Bradshaw
March 14, 1903
West Inscription
W. Lester . . . — — Map (db m57903) HM
On East Howell Street (U.S. 29) east of Carolina Street, on the left when traveling east.
Hart County was created by the Legislature on Dec. 7, 1853 out of portions of Franklin and Elbert counties. It is the only county in Georgia named for a woman - Nancy Hart.
Nancy Hart and her husband, Benjamin Hart, obtained a 400 acre grant . . . — — Map (db m21343) HM
On Coosada Road at Auburn Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Coosada Road.
First governor of Alabama
1819-1820
Only governor of Alabama Territory
1817-1819
Born in Amelia County, Va., Oct. 2, 1781
In U.S. Congress from Georgia 1805-1813
Moved here from Elbert County, Ga., 1817
Buried in private . . . — — Map (db m71180) HM
On Bobby Brown Park Road at Ranger Drive, in the median on Bobby Brown Park Road.
West Side
This state park is named in memory of Robert T. Brown, Lt. J.G., U.S.N.R. Born January 11, 1920. Son of Congressman and Mrs. Paul Brown of Elberton, Georgia.
North Side
Lt. J.G. Bobby Brown missing in action . . . — — Map (db m78673) HM
On North Oliver Street (State Highway 77) at Elmhurst Drive, on the right when traveling south on North Oliver Street.
In Honor of
Revolutionary War Soldiers
whose graves and/or estates are in
Elbert County, Georgia
A project of Stephen Heard Chapter, NSDAR
Historical Research Committee
Historical Research Committee
Helen Fleming Stone, . . . — — Map (db m21913) HM
On White Settlement Road at East Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east on White Settlement Road.
To the memory of
Isaac Parker
Pioneer, soldier and law maker.
Born April 7, 1793 in Elbert County
Georgia. Came to Texas in 1833.
Served in Elisha Clapp's Company
in 1836. Member of Congress of
the Republic of Texas, 1839-1845; . . . — — Map (db m186745) HM
On North Oliver Street (State Highway 77) at Elmhurst Drive, on the right on North Oliver Street.
Dedicated
To the Memory
Of
All Citizens
Of
Elbert County, Georgia
Who gave their lives
In the Service
Of
Our County
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Era
1917 - 1975
"If ye break faith, we
shall . . . — — Map (db m21912) WM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
