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Pioneer settler Joseph Watters, an admirer of Andrew Jackson, named his Floyd County home 'Hermitage' after Jackson's estate. The site also marked the route of Union cavalry raiding the Rome Railroad in May 1864.
Historical Marker
Hermitage
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About this site
Hermitage is a historical marker in Rome, Floyd County, erected in 1953. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Floyd County, among 160 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.3311, -85.0771 near Rome. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shannon Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gaines - Watters Cemetery, Rush Cemetery, and Rush Chapel Cemetery.
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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