Historical Marker

Heard's Fort

Tignall · Wilkes County · Erected 1958

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The Story

Stephen Heard's stockade, built around 1774, became Georgia's emergency capital in February 1780, when British forces threatened Augusta. The Executive Council governed the embattled state from this frontier fort into 1781.

About this site

Heard's Fort is a historical marker in Tignall, Wilkes County, erected in 1958. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8225, -82.6924 near Tignall. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Court North of Augusta (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fishing Creek Cemetery, Fishing Creek Baptist Church, and Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse.

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

📍 33.8225, -82.6924 · Tignall, Wilkes County

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