and Confederate Courier's Grave
— Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail —
On the east side of the West Chickamauga Creek, a short distance from Lee and Gordon's Mills, on the LaFayette Road, was the imposing "Snow Hill" plantation that had been established by James H. Hunt. He operated the area's post office, called Snow Hill, from his house. By 1860, Hunt had died, and the plantation was managed by his widow, Clarissa Gordon Hunt. She was the niece of James Gordon. The 1860 census shows Clarissa to have been a well-to-do woman. Her net worth was shown as real estate valued at $4,000.00, and a personal estate of $10,000.00. Her personal estate included ownership of nine Negro slaves, who resided on the property in two slave houses. Living with Clarissa in the main plantation house was her oldest son, Thomas Hunt, described as a "farm laborer," and three younger children, two girls and a boy.HM Number | HM1KAA |
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Placed By | Jewell Foundation |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, May 1st, 2015 at 10:01am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 659160 N 3860085 |
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Decimal Degrees | 34.87068333, -85.25863333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 52.241', W 85° 15.518' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 52' 14.46" N, 85° 15' 31.08" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 706 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 171 Tom Hunt Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US |
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