Birthplace of Benjamin Harvey Hill - 1 mile
N 33° 10.615 W 083° 38.357
17S E 253907 N 3674003
First senator to proclaim the South as Industrial.
Waymark Code: WM1HTJ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2007
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Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823 1882), first to proclaim the New South industrial rather than agricultural, was born one mile from here. When he was 12 years old his father, John Hill, moved with his family to Long Cane, Troup County. Sen. Hill, opposing secession, became one of the leaders of the Confederacy and was considered the ablest supporter of President Jefferson Davis. A silver-tongued orator, he was instrumental in the removal of Federal troops from the South after the war. The Hill home has been reclaimed. This town, Hillsboro, was named for Isaac Hill, pioneer settler.
079-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957
Type of Marker: Building
Marker #: 079-3
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Not listed
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