Instead of our regular August 9th meeting, we will go on a field trip to Hardman Farm near Helen, GA, on Saturday, August 18th.

 Field Trip TO HARDMAN FARM and picnic on the lawn

WITH A BONUS morning TOUR OF the AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SITE

MEET at the OLD JAIL at 10:30 A.M. to CARPOOL or CARAVAN

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Tour Coordinator: Robbie Niles 706-864-0743

Hardman Farm Tour Guide: John Erbele

Bring a Picnic Lunch and Blanket, or Portable Table and Chairs

11:30 a.m.: Meet at African American Heritage Site for a tour of the site at Sautee Nacoochee Center – 283 Highway 255, Sautee Nacoochee, GA [directions]

12:15 p.m.: Meet at Hardman Farm for a picnic on the lawn.
Intersection of State Highway 75 & State Highway 1, Helen, White County, GA

1:00 p.m.: Tour of Hardman Farm following the picnic.   $10.00 

 “The Hardman Farm property offers a unique blend of historic preservation, Native American history and natural conservation. This amazing place has a story to tell – a completely intact example of a working farm including a beautiful Italianate farmhouse and 19 historic outbuildings; a Native American past clearly marked by the Indian Mound; and 170 acres of land in the area known as the Sautee-Nacoochee Valley, unspoiled by the development that is sweeping through this area of Georgia.”  http://www.gasolar.org/department_of_natural_resources_hardman_farm.php 

Overview of Hardman Farm by The Georgia Trust. http://www.georgiatrust.org/preservation/2011_award_winners/hardman_farm.php 

View pictures of the interior. http://www.lordaecksargent.com/portfolio-historic_preservation/featured_projects/museums_and_cultural_sites/hardman_farm

Explore Hardman Farm on paper. http://www.historicmapworks.com/Buildings/index.php?state=GA&city=Helen%20vicinity&id=9992

African American Heritage Site at Sautee Nacoochee Center http://www.snca.org/heritagesite.html

Directions/Map to Sautee Nacoochee Center             

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