Historical Marker

Across the Ocmulgee

Hillsboro · Jasper County · Erected 1957

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The Story

In November 1864, Sherman's right wing laid pontoon bridges across the Ocmulgee at Seven Islands and poured into Jasper County, the army's columns fanning out through Hillsboro and Monticello on the March to the Sea.

About this site

Across the Ocmulgee is a historical marker in Hillsboro, Jasper County, erected in 1957. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Jasper County, among 58 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.1769, -83.6392 near Hillsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Birthplace of Benjamin Harvey Hill (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hillsboro, Hillsboro Cemetery, and Benjamin Harvey Hill.

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

📍 33.1769, -83.6392 · Hillsboro, Jasper County

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