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Samuel Elbert was a Continental Army general who fought at Brier Creek and was captured by the British; both Elbert County and Elberton honor the Revolutionary hero who later served as governor of Georgia.
Historical Marker
Samuel Elbert
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About this site
Samuel Elbert is a historical marker in Elberton, Elbert County. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Elbert County, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1124, -82.8667 near Elberton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Elberton Depot (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Elberton Granite Bicentennial Memorial Fountain, Elbert County, and Grave of General Wiley Thompson.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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