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In the 1890s Hungarian immigrant families, recruited from Pennsylvania coal mines, planted vast vineyards east of Tallapoosa and named their colony Budapest, briefly making Haralson the state's leading wine county until Prohibition ruined it.
Hungarian Colony is a historical marker in Waco, Haralson County, erected in 1988. It is one of 3 historical markers documented in Haralson County, among 35 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7150, -85.2183 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pine Grove Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Union Camp Ground Cemetery, and Five Points 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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