Millions of people have passed by this marker. The famous and the infamous, the good and the evil and ridden by the marker to a famous Georgia woman and never noticed it.
On February 26, 1930, the John Laurens Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution joined other chapters throughout the state in dedicating the Nancy Hart Highway. The highway ran from Elbert County down U.S. Highway 319 to Dublin and thence southward through Glenwood, Lumber City, Alma, and Waycross before it ended on the Florida/Georgia border.
The marker was placed on the south side of U.S. Highways 80 and 319 at the western end of the Oconee River Bridge between Dublin and East Dublin. The small granite marker was unveiled by Thomas Kellam and Blanche Coleman, dressed as little George and Martha Washington. A dedicatory service was held in the Laurens County Courthouse. Entertainment was provided by the Georgia Power Company band and a squad from the local company of the Georgia National Guard. Afterwards, a tea was given by Mrs. Izzie Bashinski in honor of state D.A.R. officials.
Nancy Hart was Georgia's premier heroine of the American Revolution, fighting Tories with a vengance.
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