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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20N8_glen-mary-the-temple-on-the-hill_Sparta-GA.html
Confederate Colonel Theophilus Jackson Smith built Glen Mary as a gift to his wife, Mary Salome Gonder. The estate would become a major cotton producer in Middle Georgia before the Civil War. The house is considered by many as the finest Greek Rev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11L3_old-dominion_Sparta-GA.html
At "Old Dominion", then the home of John Lucas, in late December 1806, the first meeting of the Methodist North Georgia Conference was held. Although Sparta then was the extreme western appointment in the conference, preachers came from as far awa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXC5_camilla-and-zack-hubert-homesite_Sparta-GA.html
Zack Hubert, a former Warren County slave, moved here with his family in 1871. The Huberts were among the first African-American landowners in central Georgia and played influential roles in the area African-American community. They named their ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX17_shoulder-bone-creek-treaty_Sparta-GA.html
Near the mouth of Shoulder-bone Creek on the banks of the Oconee River a treaty of "amity, peace and commerce" was signed by eight commissioners representing the State of Georgia and 59 head men of the Creek Confederation, November 3, 1786. Among …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX0C_gov-charles-james-mcdonald_Sparta-GA.html
In this area stood the home of Charles James McDonald, elected Governor of Georgia in 1839 and 1841. "Fearless and guided by practical wisdom and integrity," he was Solicitor-General of the Flint circuit. Judge of the Superior Court, State Represe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWZG_pierce-memorial-methodist-church_Sparta-GA.html
The first regular appointment for Sparta as a preaching place on a circuit was in 1799 with George Dougherty, one of the great preachers of the period as pastor. In 1802, Bishop Francis Asbury preached in the courthouse.
In 1806, the South Caro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYR_famous-indian-trail_Sparta-GA.html
The Upper Trading Path, one of the historic Indian ways of the Southeast, passed here, leading westward from present Augusta to tribes as far away as the Mississippi River. By various connections the route reached the Muscogees of Western Georgia …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG5B_sparta_Sparta-GA.html
Sparta, Seat of Justice for Hancock County in 1795, became a chartered town, Dec. 3, 1803. Situated at an Indian trading post, in constant danger of border trouble, the town was named Sparta to indicate the bravery of its pioneer citizens. In 1864…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG52_old-eagle-tavern_Sparta-GA.html
The Eagle Tavern, built in the late 18th century, once stood on the site of the present Lafayette Hotel. A state coach stop on the Augusta to Macon line, the tavern owned by a Mr. A. Abercrombie was the scene of a great ball held for the Marquis d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG50_hancock-county_Sparta-GA.html
Hancock County, created by Act of Dec. 17, 1793, was named for John Hancock of Mass., President of Continental Congress and the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence. It has been the home of 4 Governors of Ga. — William Rabun, Ch…