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The Sparta Historic District in Sparta, Georgia, is a 50 acres (20 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It included 26 contributing buildings. [1] The Rossiter-Little House is a contributing property. The district is roughly bounded by Hamilton, Elm, W, and Burwell Streets. [1]
Sparta was founded in 1795 in the newly formed Hancock County. The town was designated county seat in 1797. It was incorporated as a town in 1805 and as a city in 1893. [5] The community was named after Sparta, a city-state in Ancient Greece. [6]
Off Rives Rd., northwest of Sparta [4 33°18′34″N 83°07′08″W / 33.3094°N 83.1189°W / 33.3094; -83.1189 ( Hurt-Rives Plantation Sparta
Sparta Hancock 80001019 Mitchell J. Green Plantation: Claxton Evans Greenwich Plantation: Savannah: Chatham: Location of notable Roman statuary imports. [4] The house and grounds were used in several silent films, including Stolen Moments. [5] 76000650 Greenwood Plantation: Thomasville Thomas 88000968 Hamilton Plantation slave cabins: St ...
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A tide mill is a water mill driven by tidal rise and fall. A dam with a sluice is created across a suitable tidal inlet, or a section of river estuary is made into a reservoir . As the tide comes in, it enters the mill pond through a one-way gate, and this gate closes automatically when the tide begins to fall.
Mayfield is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, Georgia, United States on the outskirts of its primary city Sparta. [1] ... also known as "Rock Mill", ...
Thomas Cheely House, ca. 1825. Hancock County is a county located in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,735. [1] The county seat is Sparta. [2]