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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8L_banks-county_Homer-GA.html
Banks County was created by Act of Dec. 11, 1858 from Franklin and Habersham Counties. It was named for Dr. Richard Banks (1784-1850), whose reputation as physician and surgeon extended over north Ga. and S.C. Especially noted for treating Indians…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR7W_indian-boundary_Homer-GA.html
The boundary between the State of Georgia and the Cherokee Nation established by the Treaty of Augusta, May 31, 1783, ran along here. The line ran "from the top of Currahee mountain to the head, or source, of the most southern branch of the Oconee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB3I_mt-pleasant-church_Homer-GA.html
In 1780 a group of people, Garrisons and Wilmonts, met on the top of the hill behind the church, built a platform between two trees, and held a religious meeting. This small gathering, and the statement that it was pleasant to worship on the mount…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9EC_nails-creek-baptist-church_Homer-GA.html
Nails Creek Baptist Church, the first Baptist Church in Banks County, was established February 11, 1787. It was the Mother Church of Middle River, Grove Level and Indian Creek. Many descendants of its charter members are active in the work of the …