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Hardman Farm State Historic Site, Sautee Nacoochee, GA

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Hardman Farm State Historic Site

A Georgia state historic site with an 1870 Italianate mansion, a gazebo-topped Native American mound, and a stretch of the old Unicoi Turnpike.

143 Highway 17, Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571 · Sautee Nacoochee, GA

About Hardman Farm State Historic Site

Hardman Farm sits south of Helen in White County and is managed by nearby Smithgall Woods State Park. Visitors can walk a tree-lined section of the Unicoi Turnpike, once a Native American trail that later became a trading and travel route. The farm includes a Nineteenth Century mansion that visitors can tour with a guide, along with a dairy barn, spring house, and former horse barn tied to a 1910s dairy operation. The site's best-known feature is a mound topped with a gazebo, which is a burial site with deep ties to Native American history. The grounds also host special events, field trips, and educational programs.

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  • #Italianate mansion
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  • #Unicoi Turnpike
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