Historical Marker

Harris Blacksmith Shop

Monroe · Walton County · Erected 2024

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The Story

At the William Harris Homestead near Monroe, the blacksmith shop recalls a craft essential to frontier survival: forging by hand the nails, hinges, tools, and hardware that held early-1800s Walton County farms together.

About this site

Harris Blacksmith Shop is a historical marker in Monroe, Walton County, erected in 2024. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Walton County, among 105 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8952, -83.7230 near Monroe. The nearest cataloged historic site is “Improved” Land (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Boll Weevil Eradication Program, Harris Smokehouse, and The William Harris Homestead.

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

📍 33.8952, -83.7230 · Monroe, Walton County

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