- Birthplace of Benjamin Harvey
Hill State Historical Marker
- Located at Ben Hill School on Ga. 11 in Hillsboro,
Ga.
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33.17689896, -83.6391983
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- (Text)
BIRTHPLACE OF
BENJAMIN
HARVEY HILL
1 mile
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
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