Historical Marker

Old Eagle Tavern

Sparta · Hancock County · Erected 1955

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The Story

A stagecoach stop on the Augusta-to-Macon line, the original Eagle Tavern once welcomed the Marquis de Lafayette; after it burned, its 1840 successor eventually took the name Lafayette Hotel.

About this site

Old Eagle Tavern is a historical marker in Sparta, Hancock County, erected in 1955. It is one of 18 historical markers documented in Hancock County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.2754, -82.9758 near Sparta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hancock County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hancock County, Pierce Memorial Methodist Church, and Sparta Cemetery.

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

📍 33.2754, -82.9758 · Sparta, Hancock County

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Nearby in Hancock County

Courthouse

Hancock County Courthouse

Pierce Memorial Methodist Church

Sparta Catholic Cemetery