- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Gov. Heard's Home historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Elbert County
Homesites--Georgia--Elbert County
Governors--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Elbert County, 34.11679, -82.8401
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 72 at road to Heardmont, southeast of Middleton
Text of marker: "GOV. HEARD'S HOME. Off this road lies the site of Heardmont, home of Governor Stephen Heard, 1740 - 1815, and "God's Acre," the family cemetery where he lies buried. A ten acre park surrounding the site is owned and maintained by the Stephen Heard Chapter, D.A.R. A Virginian of Irish descent, Heard came to Georgia establishing Heard's Fort, now Washington, Ga., in 1773, and fighting with Gen. Elijah Clarke at the Battle of Kettle Creek where he was captured. As President of the Council, he was de facto Governor for a period in 1781. After moving to Heardmont he was one of three who selected the site of Elberton. 052-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_gov.-heards-home
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_gov-2
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
