"July" 1858 The Original July Foxhound-Hancock Co - Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

In July 1858 an Irish Foxhound arrived in Georgia as a gift from the noted hunter, Nimrod Gosnell of Roxbury Mills, Maryland, to Colonel Miles G. Harris of Hancock County. the male puppy was named "July". Col. Harris invited fox hunters for miles around to join him on a fox hunt during October 1859. They brought their choicest runners with them, but they were no match for "July's" superior performance in the hunting field chasing red foxes. Hunters from surrounding counties and in some cases adjacent states brought their best bitches to be bred to "July". Thus began the strain of hounds known by the name of its progenitor "July".

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Type of Marker: Highway Marker #: None Sponsor: Lovers of July Hounds Date: Not listed

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