- Sparta State Historical Marker
- Located at on Ga. 15 in front of City Hall, Sparta,
Ga.
(text)
- SPARTA
Sparta, Seat of Justice for Hancock
County in 1795, became a chartered town, Dec. 3, 1803. Situated
at an Indian trading post, in constant danger of border trouble,
the town was named Sparta to indicate the bravery of its pioneer
citizens. In 1864 when Gen. Sherman neared Sparta on his march
to the Sea, Capt. Harry Culver, C.S.A., hone on leave, gathered
what men he could find. Shouting orders as if he had an army
behind him, Capt. Culver met the Federal outpost who turned their
troops toward Sandersville at Kennedy's Store beyond Devereux,
leaving Sparta unmolested.
- 070-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1955
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© Carl Vinson Institute of Government,
The University of Georgia
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