Historical Marker

Nancy Hart Highway

Waycross · Ware County · Erected 1930

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The Story

This highway honors Nancy Hart, Georgia's fierce Revolutionary War heroine famed for outwitting and capturing Tory raiders in her own cabin. A crack shot and staunch patriot, she remains the state's most celebrated frontier woman.

About this site

Nancy Hart Highway is a historical marker in Waycross, Ware County, erected in 1930. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Ware County, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.2139, -82.3534 near Waycross. The nearest cataloged historic site is Senator Nicholas Ware (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ware Court House, Ware County Courthouse, and The Wildes Massacre.

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

📍 31.2139, -82.3534 · Waycross, Ware County

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Senator Nicholas Ware

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