Hartford (also Old Hartford) is an
unincorporated community
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in
Pulaski County,
Georgia
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, United States. It lies a short distance east of the city of
Hawkinsville
Hawkinsville is a city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Georgia, Pulaski County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 4,589 at the 2010 census.
Hawkinsville is known as the "Harness Horse Capital" of Georgia. ...
, the
county seat
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of Pulaski County. Hartford sits at the intersection of
Alternate
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U.S. Route 129
U.S. Route 129 (US 129) is an auxiliary route of US 29, which it intersects in Athens, Georgia. US 129 currently runs for from an intersection with US 19/ US 27 ALT/ US 98 in Chiefland, Florida, to an interchang ...
with State Routes
26,
27,
230
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,
257, and
U.S. Route 341
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. Its elevation is 256 feet (78 m).
The community was named after
Nancy Hart
Nancy Morgan Hart (c. 1735–1830) was a rebel heroine of the American Revolutionary War, noted for her exploits against Loyalists in the northeast Georgia backcountry. She is characterized as a tough, resourceful frontier woman who repeatedly ...
. Hartford served as seat of Pulaski County from the formation of the county in 1809 until 1836 when the seat was transferred to
Hawkinsville
Hawkinsville is a city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Georgia, Pulaski County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 4,589 at the 2010 census.
Hawkinsville is known as the "Harness Horse Capital" of Georgia. ...
.
See also
*
List of county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)
The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely loc ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Pulaski County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Former county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)
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