Nancy Hart -- GHM 052-9 -- Elbert Co
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Sprinterman
N 33° 59.293 W 082° 46.593
17S E 335906 N 3762271
Ga 17 at River Road, about 10 miles south of Elberton
Waymark Code: WM7J97
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2009
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NANCY HART
-- 1-1/2 mi. -->
On Wahatche (War Woman) Creek, in Revolutionary times, lived Nancy Morgan Hart her husband, Benjamin, and their children. Six feet tall, masculine ion strength and courage, Nancy Hart was a staunch patriot, a deadly shot, a skilled doctor, and a good neighbor. A spy for the colonists, she is credited with capturing several Tories. Later, with her son, John, and his family, she joined a wagon train to Henderson County, Kentucky, where she is buried. Hart County, the Nancy Hart Highway, and schools in Elbert and Hart Counties are named for her. A replica of her log home, with chimney stones from the original, is in the Nancy Hart Park, 1-1/2 miles from here.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 052-9
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Georgia Historic Commission
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