The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Born here around 1848, Joel Chandler Harris apprenticed on Joseph Turner's plantation, where enslaved storytellers shared the Brer Rabbit tales he later retold as Uncle Remus, works whose blend of folklore and plantation framing remain debated today.
Birthplace of Joel Chandler Harris is a historical marker in Eatonton, Putnam County, erected in 2016. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Putnam County, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.3264, -83.3901 near Eatonton. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Bronson House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Stoneman Raid, Putnam County Court House, and Childhood Home of Joel Chandler Harris.
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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