Historical Marker

Benjamin Harvey Hill

Hillsboro · Jasper County · Erected 1928

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The Story

Born in tiny Hillsboro in 1823, Benjamin Harvey Hill became a silver-tongued U.S. and Confederate senator who, though he had opposed secession, championed Jefferson Davis and later helped end Reconstruction's military rule of the South.

About this site

Benjamin Harvey Hill is a historical marker in Hillsboro, Jasper County, erected in 1928. 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 33.1766, -83.6489 near Hillsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hillsboro (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Across the Ocmulgee, Birthplace of Benjamin Harvey Hill, and Hillsboro Cemetery.

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

📍 33.1766, -83.6489 · Hillsboro, Jasper County

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Birthplace of Benjamin Harvey Hill