Habersham, Georgia

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Habersham is an unincorporated community in Habersham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History[]

Past variant names have included "Bert", "Habersham Mill Village", "Habersham Mills", "Porters Mill Town", and "Porters Mills".[1] The community was named for Colonel Joseph Habersham of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Habersham
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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