Historical Marker

Elizabeth King Hand

Roswell · Fulton County · Erected 1940

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The Story

Elizabeth King Hand led one of the six founding families that established Roswell in 1839. She built Primrose Cottage, an early Greek Revival home that still stands as a reminder of the planter colony's coastal Georgia roots.

About this site

Elizabeth King Hand is a historical marker in Roswell, Fulton County, erected in 1940. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0150, -84.3634 near Roswell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barrington King (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Dunwoody, James S. Bulloch, and Archibald Smith.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.0150, -84.3634 · Roswell, Fulton County

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