Heard's Fort Site
Danburg Rd, Tignall, GA 30668, USA
Georgia, USA
MARKER
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FORT
EST. 1780
EST. 1780
1780
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Heard's Fort Site.
No original structures from Heard’s Fort survive in modern Washington, Georgia. The approximate location is preserved through documentary research, local markers, and community interpretation, while streets and later buildings have transformed the fortified settlement and left any surviving evidence belowground.
About Heard's Fort Site
This frontier fort served as Georgia's temporary state capital in 1780 while British forces occupied Savannah and Augusta, allowing the Patriot government to continue operating during the darkest days of the southern campaign. The surviving place or marker keeps this historical association visible within its community.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Heard's Fort Site
This frontier fort served as Georgia's temporary state capital in 1780 while British forces occupied Savannah and Augusta, allowing the Patriot government to continue operating during the darkest days of the southern campaign.
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