Historical Marker

The William Harris Homestead

Monroe · Walton County · Erected 2014

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The Story

Dating to about 1825 and listed on the National Register in 1982, this Walton County log house and farm, built on land from the 1820 lottery, survives as a rare, preserved window into early Georgia plantation-plain life.

About this site

The William Harris Homestead is a historical marker in Monroe, Walton County, erected in 2014. 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 33.8959, -83.7221 near Monroe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Soil and Water Conservation Districts (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Harris Smokehouse, Boll Weevil Eradication Program, and Harris Family Cemetery.

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

📍 33.8959, -83.7221 · Monroe, Walton County

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Nearby in Walton County

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Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Boll Weevil Eradication Program

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Harris Family Cemetery

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William Harris Homestead

Monroe · 2013